"augmented octave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: augmented octaves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} augmented octave (plural augmented octaves)
  1. (music) A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of thirteen semitones and spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone wider than a perfect octave and enharmonically equivalent to a minor ninth/compound minor second. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-augmented_octave-en-noun-krUfk2YR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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