Definition of Octave

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Octave

The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival.

The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones.

The whole diatonic scale itself.

The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.

A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.

Consisting of eight; eight.

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Octave Quotations

Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave.
Stephen Fry

I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust.
Igor Stravinsky

You can put in all the difficulties, jumps, runs, and any other devilish complexities you like, except octave spans and similar features which do not suit the formation of hands.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Octave Translations

octave in French is octave
octave in German is Oktave
octave in Spanish is octava

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