Meaning Of The Word Octave

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octave
countable noun: An octave is a series of eight notes in a musical scale. It is also used to talk about the difference in pitch between the first and last notes in a musical scale.

octave in American English
consisting of eight, or an octave
the eighth day following a church festival, counting the festival day as the first
adjective: pitched an octave higher
noun: a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone

octave in British English
noun: 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

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