octave

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a feast day and the seven days following it
  2. noun a musical interval of eight tones
  3. noun a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse

Etymology

From Latin octavus (“eighth”). Doublet of octavo, ochava, and oitava.

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