octave

• Sustantivo con varios significados: intervalo musical de ocho grados diatónicos; grupo de ocho versos en poesía; o período de ocho días, especialmente el día de una fiesta y la semana siguiente.

A noun with multiple meanings: a musical interval spanning eight diatonic degrees; a group of eight lines of verse; or a period of eight days, especially a feast day and the week following it.

1. B2formal

   A musical interval spanning eight diatonic degrees, where the higher note has twice the frequency of the lower note.

   Octava musical

   • The singer's voice spanned a full octave.
   • The piano keys are arranged in repeating octaves.
   • He practiced playing scales across two octaves.

   Sinónimosdiapasoneighth

2. Liturgical periodC1formal

   A period of eight days, including a feast day and the seven days following it, observed in some Christian traditions.

   Octava (período litúrgico)

   • The octave of Easter is celebrated with special services.
   • During the octave of Christmas, many churches hold additional masses.
   • The feast day and its octave are considered a single celebration.

3. Poetic stanzaC1formal

   A group of eight lines of verse, often forming a stanza or a complete poem.

   Octava (estrofa)

   • The sonnet's first octave introduces the main theme.
   • He wrote an octave in iambic pentameter.
   • The poem consists of three octaves and a final couplet.

   Sinónimosoctet