noun · Music

octave

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The meaning (definition) of the word octave

the space of eight notes from one note to the next same one

The word octave used in a sentence

When you sing from one note to the next one 8 times, you complete an octave.

The plural of the word octave

octaves

How the word octave is said around the world

Frenchoctave (awktahv)
Spanishoctava (ohktahvah)
Mandarin八度音阶 (bā dù yīn jiē)
Hindiसप्टक (suptuhk)
Arabicأوكتاف (ooktahf)
Russianоктава (oktava)
Portuguese (EU)oitava (ohitahvuh)
Portuguese (BR)oitava (ohitahva)
Japaneseオクターブ (okutaabu)
GermanOktave (awktahvuh)
Urduآکٹیو (ahktayoh)
Punjabiਅੱਠਵਾਂ (uttuhvahn)
Korean옥타브 (ogtabeu)
Hebrewאוֹקְטָבָה (ohktahvah)
Greekοκτάβα (oktaba)
Dutchoctaaf (awktahf)
Tagalogoktaba (ohktahbah)
Vietnamesequãng tám (kwahng tahurm)
Turkishoktav (awktahv)
Persianاکتاو (ohktahv)
Polishoktawa (awktahvah)
Ukrainianоктава (oktava)
Bengaliঅষ্টক (awshtawk)
Swedishoktav (awktahv)
Italianottava (ohtahvah)

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