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| oc·tave [ óktiv, ók tàyv ] (plural oc·taves) |
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1. music interval on musical scale: an interval between two notes consisting of eight notes inclusive or seven steps on the diatonic scale
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2. music note at each end of octave: the note at each end of an octave, especially the higher one, considered in relation to the note at the other end
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3. music notes at end of octave together: the two notes at each end of an octave played together
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4. music all notes included within octave: the series of notes that fall within an octave, including the octave on each end, or the strings, keys, or other musical devices that produce these notes
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5. music organ stop for producing higher notes: an organ stop that causes tones to be produced an octave higher than the keys played alone
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6. poetry eight lines of poetry: a group of eight lines of verse, especially the first eight lines of a sonnet, or a poem that consists of eight lines
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7. christianity Christian feast day and following week: in Christianity, a feast day and the week following it
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8. christianity eighth day after feast day: in Christianity, the eighth day after an octave feast day when the feast day is counted as day one
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9. fencing eighth defensive position: the eighth of eight basic defensive positions in fencing, known as a rotating perry
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10. eighth item: the eighth in a series
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11. set of eight: a set or series of eight
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin octava, form of octavus "eighth" < octo "eight"] |
