contraoctave

[ kon-truh-ok-tiv, -teyv ]

nounMusic.
  1. the octave between the second and third C's below middle C.

Origin of contraoctave

1
First recorded in 1890–95; contra-2 + octave

Words Nearby contraoctave

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