"pseudo-octave" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudo-octave on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudo-octave.wav Forms: pseudo-octaves [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + octave. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|octave}} pseudo- + octave Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudo-octave (plural pseudo-octaves)
  1. (music) An interval whose frequency ratio is not 2:1 (that of the octave), but is perceived or treated as equivalent to this ratio, and whose pitches are considered equivalent to each other as with octave equivalency. Wikipedia link: pseudo-octave Categories (topical): Music

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