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octavia

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for octavia.

Editorial note

If cyberpunk is an imagining of late capitalism, then wouldn’t octavia butler’s parable of the sower be prime cyberpunk?

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Quick take

A female given name from Latin, in quiet use since the Middle Ages.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of octavia gathered in one view.

noun

A female given name from Latin, in quiet use since the Middle Ages.

noun

(astronomy) 598 Octavia, a minor planet orbiting around the Sun.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for octavia.

noun

A female given name from Latin, in quiet use since the Middle Ages.

noun

(astronomy) 598 Octavia, a minor planet orbiting around the Sun.

Example sentences

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If cyberpunk is an imagining of late capitalism, then wouldn’t octavia butler’s parable of the sower be prime cyberpunk?

2

He named Gough Street after himself and Octavia Street after his sister, and may have named Steiner Street after a friend.

3

The larger the car, the larger the gap though, as the rocket equation catches up - see a Skoda Octavia vs.

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For more recent examples, check out work by Margaret Atwood and Octavia Butler.

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There are two others, Steven Barnes and (the late) Octavia Butler.

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The line at the bottom of the article sounds a bit weird: --- Gerry Canavan is chair of the English department at Marquette University and the author of Octavia E.

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The moment I circled the car around the parking, an unmarked Octavia reverses in front of me, with two bald guys in sport jackets running towards me.

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It struck me that it's taken me nearly half my life to get around to reading Octavia Butler; how that happened for a rabid scifi fan, I don't know.

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~~~ I've just re-read Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents.

10

It thought that Leckie got lost in the depths of Octavia Butler’s extra weird shit (and Xenogensis) and cross bred it with the political novel style of the Ancillary trilogy, and the result was chefs kiss.

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It was like somebody drew a big line and put all of the yuppies on the Octavia side of the street, and all of the drug addicted permanently unemployable old women on the other side of the street..

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His demise was a complex one; he lost respect from populus due to his murder of Octavia and his mother(authority), and support from senators(justification to power), and finally, from the armies(military power) all at the same time.

Quote examples

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The original title: "Jimi Hendrix's Analog Wizardy Explained." > and the component was the Octavia guitar pedal, created for Hendrix by sound engineer Roger Mayer.

2

Would you rather be hit by Skoda Octavia travelling at around 20mph out of control, or a "flying taxi" travelling at 110mph out of control?

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For excellent fiction first-sentences: "Doro discovered the woman by accident when he went to see what was left of one of his seed villages." -- Wild Seed, Octavia Butler.

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--- Gerry Canavan is the author of the book, "Octavia E.

Proper noun examples

1

Tearing down the stub end of it also created the most dangerous intersection in the city at Market & Octavia.

2

SF did it both at the Embarcardero (well, that one was by natural causes aka an earthquake), but then also at Octavia.

3

I bought it for £12k when it was 3 years old (Skoda Octavia) and I'm hoping it will last 20 years at least.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use octavia in a sentence?

If cyberpunk is an imagining of late capitalism, then wouldn’t octavia butler’s parable of the sower be prime cyberpunk?

What does octavia mean?

A female given name from Latin, in quiet use since the Middle Ages.

What part of speech is octavia?

octavia is commonly used as noun.