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Definitions of octave
  1. noun
    a musical interval of eight tones

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  2. noun
    a feast day and the seven days following it
  3. noun
    a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
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  • scale (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
  • mode any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
  • unison (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
  • piccolo a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
  • contrabass pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
  • equal temperament the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones
  • musical scale (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
  • bass clarinet a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet
  • italian sonnet a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
  • petrarchan sonnet a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
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