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Synonyms for octave

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ok-tiv, -teyv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒk tɪv, -teɪv

Définition of octave

Origin :
  • c.1300, utaves (plural, via Anglo-French from popular Old French form oitieve, otaves), reformed in early 15c., from Medieval Latin octava, from Latin octava dies "eighth day," fem. of octavus "eighth," from octo (see eight). Originally "period of eight days after a festival," also "eighth day after a festival" (counting both days, by inclusive reckoning, thus if the festival was on a Sunday, the octaves would be the following Sunday). Verse sense of "stanza of eight lines" is from 1580s; musical sense of "note eight diatonic degrees above (or below) a given note" is first recorded 1650s, from Latin octava (pars) "eighth part." Formerly English eighth was used in this sense (mid-15c.)
  • noun rhythmic interval
Example sentences :
  • Time in octave––you quitted the blade in a dangerous position.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • The octave above has double the number of vibrations of the lower note.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • Ah, Octave, why did you not speak of this sooner, if you knew all; but I will now tell you everything.
  • Extract from : « Caught In The Net » by Emile Gaboriau
  • Early this morning went out shooting with Octave de Mussidan.
  • Extract from : « Caught In The Net » by Emile Gaboriau
  • I was almost beside myself, but Octave's despair was terrible to witness.
  • Extract from : « Caught In The Net » by Emile Gaboriau
  • The derangement of my system arises entirely from this business of Octave's.
  • Extract from : « Caught In The Net » by Emile Gaboriau
  • The other, Octave Feuillet, was anti-Naturalist to the core.
  • Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 » by George Saintsbury
  • I had tendencies in the direction of flageolets and octave flutes.
  • Extract from : « Pages From an Old Volume of Life » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • Anatole France is a philosophical anarchist, and so is Octave Misbeau.
  • Extract from : « An Anarchist Woman » by Hutchins Hapgood
  • The Nativity, &c., are celebrated for eight days, which is the octave.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 33, June 15, 1850 » by Various

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