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octachord

[ok-tuh-kawrd]
noun
  1. any musical instrument with eight strings.
  2. a diatonic series of eight tones.
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Origin of octachord

First recorded in 1750–60, octachord is from the Greek word oktáchordos having eight strings. See octa-, chord1
Related formsoc·ta·chor·dal, adjective
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Historical Examples of 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)

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British Dictionary definitions for octachord

octachord

noun
  1. an eight-stringed musical instrument
  2. a series of eight notes, esp a scale
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