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octachord

octachord noun: a musical instrument with eight strings.

Noun

octachord (plural octachords)

  1. A musical instrument with eight strings.
  2. A musical system of eight tones.

octachord meaning in Tamil

octachord in Tamil

எட்டு நரம்புகள் கொண்ட இசைக்கருவி, எண்பாலை, கேள்வித் தொடர்

Forms of octachord

pluraloctachords
alternative formoctochord

Origin of octachord

Ancient Greek

Questions about octachord

What does octachord mean?
Octachord means a musical instrument with eight strings.
What is octachord in Tamil?
Octachord in Tamil is எட்டு நரம்புகள் கொண்ட இசைக்கருவி, எண்பாலை, கேள்வித் தொடர். See Octachord meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is octachord?
Octachord is a noun.
What is the plural of octachord?
The plural of octachord is octachords.

Words near octachord in the dictionary

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  3. octachlorobiphenyls
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  5. octachora
  6. octachord
  7. octachords
  8. octachoron
  9. octachorons
  10. octachotomies
  11. octachotomy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: octachord (page history and authors); octachord (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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