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augmented octaves

augmented octaves is the plural of augmented octave.

Meaning of augmented octave

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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Questions about augmented octaves

What is augmented octaves the plural of?
Augmented octaves is the plural of augmented octave.

Words near augmented octaves in the dictionary

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

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