OCTAVE

Octave

"Octave" has two senses in Christian liturgical usage. In the first sense, it is the eighth day after a feast, reckoning inclusively, and so always falls on the same day of the week as the feast itself. The word is derived from Latin octava, with dies understood. The term is also applied to the whole period of these eight days, during which certain major feasts came to be observed.

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OCTAVE

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octave

Noun

  1. An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch.
    The melody jumps up an octave at the beginning, then later drops back down an octave.
    The singer was known for astounding clarity over her entire five-octave range.
    The octave has a pitch ratio of 2:1.
  2. The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.
    The bass starts on a low E, and the tenor comes in on the octave.
  3. A poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet.
  4. The eighth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword out straight at knee level.
  5. The day that is one week after a feast day in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.
  6. An eight day period beginning on a feast day in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.
  7. A small cask of wine, one eighth of a pipe.

Adjective

  1. Consisting of eight; eight in number.


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