diminished octave

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Definition of diminished octave in English English dictionary

A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of eleven semitones and spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone narrower than a perfect octave and enharmonically equivalent to a major seventh

Related Terms

diminished octaves

plural form of diminished octave

Hyphenation

di·min·ished oc·tave

Turkish pronunciation

dîmînîşt äktîv

Pronunciation

/dəˈmənəsʜt ˈäktəv/ /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ˈɑːktɪv/