Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable, obsolete)Consisting of eight; eight in number.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. There are twelve half steps in an octave.

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  2. There are eight notes in an octave.

    ruВ октаве восемь нот. — marafon

    deEine Oktave hat acht Noten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. There are twelve semitones in an octave.

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  4. I have a full three-octave vocal range.

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  5. A seventh is the seventh note of an octave.

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Origin

From Latin octavus (“eighth”). Doublet of octavo, ochava, and oitava.

From Latin octavus (“eighth”). Doublet of octavo, ochava, and oitava.

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