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1. (n.) octave
a tone on the eighth degree from a given musical tone.
2. octave
the interval encompassed by such tones.
3. octave
the harmonic combination of such tones.
4. octave
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
5. octave
a series or group of eight.
6. octave
a group of eight lines of verse, esp. the first eight lines of a sonnet in the Italian form.
7. octave
a stanza of eight lines.
8. octave
the eighth day from a religious festival, counting the festival as the first.
9. octave
the period of eight days beginning with such a day.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L octāva eighth part)
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1. (noun) octave
a feast day and the seven days following it
2. (noun) octave, musical octave
a musical interval of eight tones
3. (noun) octave
a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
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Sense: in music, a series or range of eight notes.
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 Afrikaans: oktaaf |
 Arabic: ثُمانِيَّه: سِلْسِلَة من |
 Bulgarian: октава |
 Brazilian: oitava |
 Czech: oktáva |
 German: die Oktave |
 Danish: oktav |
 Greek: οκτάβα (μουσ.) |
 Spanish: octava |
 Estonian: oktaav |
 Farsi: اوکتاو |
 Finnish: oktaavi |
 French: octave |
 Hebrew: אוקטָבָה |
 Hindi: अष्टम स्वर |
 Croatian: oktava |
 Hungarian: oktáv |
 Indonesian: oktaf |
 Icelandic: áttund |
 Italian: ottava |
 Japanese: オクターブ |
 Korean: 옥타브, 제8도음 |
 Lithuanian: oktava |
 Latvian: oktāva |
 Malay: oktaf |
 Dutch: octaaf |
 Norwegian: oktav |
 Polish: oktawa |
 Persian: اوکتاو |
 Pashto: اوكتف په موسيقى كښى |
 Portuguese: oitava |
 Romanian: octavă |
 Russian: октава |
 Slovak: oktáva |
 Slovenian: oktava |
 Serbian: oktava |
 Swedish: oktav |
 Thai: โน้ตดนตรีแปดคู่ |
 Turkish: oktav |
 Taiwanese: 八度音 |
 Ukrainian: октава |
 Urdu: موسيقي ميں آٹھ نوٹ کا سل |
 Vietnamese: quãng tám (âm nhạc) |
 Chinese: 八度音 |
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