"octachord" meaning in All languages combined

See octachord on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: octachords [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} octachord (plural octachords)
  1. A musical instrument with eight strings. Categories (topical): String instruments
    Sense id: en-octachord-en-noun-ucsveg1f Disambiguation of String instruments: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 76 24
  2. A musical system of eight tones.
    Sense id: en-octachord-en-noun-faBrCqkE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: octochord

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