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BNC: 13119 COCA: 17343

octave

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
octave /ˈɑːktɪv/ noun
plural octaves
octave
/ˈɑːktɪv/
noun
plural octaves
Learner's definition of OCTAVE
[count] music
: the difference in sound between the first and eighth note on a musical scale八度音程
BNC: 13119 COCA: 17343

octave

noun

oc·​tave ˈäk-tiv How to pronounce octave (audio)
-təv,
-ˌtāv
1
: an 8-day period of observances beginning with a festival day
2
a
: a stanza of eight lines : ottava rima
b
: the first eight lines of an Italian sonnet
3
a
: a musical interval embracing eight diatonic degrees
b
: a tone or note at this interval
c
: the harmonic combination of two tones an octave apart
d
: the whole series of notes, tones, or digitals comprised within this interval and forming the unit of the modern scale
e
: an organ stop giving tones an octave above those corresponding to the keys
4
: the interval between two frequencies (as in an electromagnetic spectrum) having a ratio of 2 to 1
5
: a group of eight

Example Sentences

He sang the song an octave lower.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin octava, from Latin, feminine of octavus eighth, from octo eight — more at eight

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of octave was in the 14th century
BNC: 13119 COCA: 17343

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