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单词 octachord
释义

octachord

[ ok-tuh-kawrd ]
/ ˈɒk təˌkɔrd /

noun

any musical instrument with eight strings.
a diatonic series of eight tones.

Origin of octachord

First recorded in 1750–60, octachord is from the Greek word oktáchordos having eight strings. See octa-, chord1

OTHER WORDS FROM octachord

oc·ta·chor·dal, adjective

Words nearby octachord

ocrea, ocreate, OCS, oct-, octa-, octachord, octad, octadecanoic acid, octagon, octagonal, octagon house
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Example sentences from the Web for octachord

  • Octachord, ok′ta-kord, n. a musical instrument with eight strings: a diatonic series of eight tones.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for octachord

octachord
/ (ˈɒktəˌkɔːd) /

noun

an eight-stringed musical instrument
a series of eight notes, esp a scale
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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