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Octave
/ˈɒkteɪv/
An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.
📖 Definitions of "Octave"
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An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.
"The melody jumps up an octave at the beginning, then later drops back down an octave."
- 2
The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.
"The bass starts on a low E, and the tenor comes in on the octave."
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A coupler on an organ which allows the organist to sound the note an octave above the note of the key pressed (cf sub-octave)
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A poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet.
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Consisting of eight; eight in number.
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