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- [ok-tiv, -teyv]
- /ˈɒk tɪv, -teɪv/
- /ˈɒk.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ok-tiv, -teyv]
- /ˈɒk tɪv, -teɪv/
Definitions of octave word
- noun octave Music. a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone. the interval encompassed by such tones. the harmonic combination of such tones. a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval. 1
- noun octave a pipe-organ stop whose pipes give tones an octave above the normal pitch of the keys used. 1
- noun octave a series or group of eight. 1
- noun octave Also called octet. Prosody. a group of eight lines of verse, especially the first eight lines of a sonnet in the Italian form. Compare sestet (def 1). a stanza of eight lines. 1
- noun octave the eighth of a series. 1
- noun octave Ecclesiastical. the eighth day from a feast day, counting the feast day as the first. the period of eight days beginning with a feast day. 1
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Origin of octave
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Latin octāva eighth part, noun use of feminine of octāvus, equivalent to oct- oct- + -āvus adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Octave
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
octave popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
octave usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for octave
noun octave
- eight — Equivalent to the product of two and four; one more than seven, or two less than ten; 8.
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- tone — (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.
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