HyperDic: octave

English > 3 senses of the word octave:
NOUNtimeoctavea feast day and the seven days following it
communicationoctave, musical octavea musical interval of eight tones
communicationoctavea rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
octave > pronunciation
Soundsaa'ktihv
Rhymesabortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...
English > octave: 3 senses > noun 1, time
MeaningA feast day and the seven days following it.
Broaderreligious festival, church festivalA festival having religious significance
Spanishoctava
Catalanoctava, vuitada
English > octave: 3 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningA musical interval of eight tones.
Synonymmusical octave
Broaderinterval, musical intervalThe difference in pitch between two notes
Spanishoctava musical, octava
Catalanoctava musical, octava
English > octave: 3 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningA rhythmic group of eight lines of verse.
BroaderstanzaA fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

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