DictionaryRoot: octavus
Latin

octavus

eighth

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A close-up of a piano keyboard with two C keys one octave apart marked by matching small blue dots.
noun

octave

AHK-tiv/ˈɑːktɪv/

The interval spanning eight notes of a musical scale.

Etymology

Latin 'eighth' points to eight diatonic scale positions, counting the starting note as the first. The eighth position above it is the corresponding note at twice its frequency.

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