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Noun: octave  ók-tiv
  1. A musical interval of eight tones
    - musical octave
     
  2. A rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
     
  3. A feast day and the seven days following it

Derived forms: octaves

Type of: church festival, interval, musical interval, religious festival, stanza

Encyclopedia: Octave

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