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oc·tave
 octave
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- pronunciation:
- ak
tihv
[or]
ak
teIv
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a musical tone eight full tones above or below another tone, with twice or half as many vibrations per second as the other tone.
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| definition 2: |
the interval between these two tones, or the tones or keys of an instrument within this interval.
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| definition 3: |
the sounding or sound of these two tones together.
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| definition 4: |
an eight-line stanza of poetry, or the first eight lines of a Italian sonnet. (Cf. sestet.)
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| definition 5: |
the eighth item in various series, or one eighth of something, or something counted in groups of eight.
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| derivation: |
octaval (adj.) |
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