perfect octave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of twelve semitones and spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale. It is enharmonically equivalent to an augmented seventh and is commonly referred to as an octave.

Word forms

perfect octave perfect octaves
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