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augmented octave

augmented octave noun: a musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of thirteen semitones and spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone wider than a perfect octave and enharmonically equivalent to a minor ninth/compound minor second.

Noun

augmented octave (plural augmented octaves)

  1. A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of thirteen semitones and spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone wider than a perfect octave and enharmonically equivalent to a minor ninth/compound minor second.
    • An augmented octave on C:
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Forms of augmented octave

pluralaugmented octaves

Questions about augmented octave

What does augmented octave mean?
Augmented octave means a musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of thirteen semitones and spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone wider than a perfect octave and enharmonically equivalent to a minor ninth/compound minor second.
What part of speech is augmented octave?
Augmented octave is a noun.
What is the plural of augmented octave?
The plural of augmented octave is augmented octaves.

Words near augmented octave in the dictionary

  1. augmented interval
  2. augmented intervals
  3. augmented matrix
  4. augmented ninth
  5. augmented ninths
  6. augmented octave
  7. augmented octaves
  8. augmented realities
  9. augmented reality
  10. augmented second
  11. augmented seconds

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