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Definitions for Octave

[1] Music . a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone. the interval encompassed by such tones. the harmonic combination of such tones. a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
[2] a pipe-organ stop whose pipes give tones an octave above the normal pitch of the keys used.
[3] a series or group of eight.
[4] Also called octet. Prosody . a group of eight lines of verse, especially the first eight lines of a sonnet in the Italian form. Compare sestet(def 1) . a stanza of eight lines.
[5] the eighth of a series.
[6] Ecclesiastical . the eighth day from a feast day, counting the feast day as the first. the period of eight days beginning with a feast day.
[7] one eighth of a pipe of wine.
[8] Fencing . the eighth of eight defensive positions.
[9] pitched an octave higher.
[10] the interval between two musical notes one of which has twice the pitch of the other and lies eight notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale one of these two notes, esp the one of higher pitch (as modifier ) an octave leap See also perfect (def. 9), diminished (def. 2), interval (def. 5)
[11] prosody a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
[12] (ˈɒkteɪv ) a feast day and the seven days following the final day of this period
[13] the eighth of eight basic positions in fencing
[14] any set or series of eight
[15] consisting of eight parts

Words related to Octave

note, eight, interval, tone, scale

Words nearby Octave

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Origin of Octave

1300–50; Middle English < Latin octāva eighth part, noun use of feminine of octāvus, equivalent to oct- oct- + -āvus adj. suffix

Other words from Octave

oc·ta·val [ok-tey -vuh  l, ok -tuh -] /ɒkˈteɪ vəl, ˈɒk tə-/ , adjective

Word origin for Octave

C14: (originally: eighth day) via Old French from Medieval Latin octāva diēs eighth day (after a festival), from Latin octo eight

Synonyms for Octave

eight, interval, note, scale, tone