"diminished octave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diminished octaves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diminished octave (plural diminished octaves)
  1. (music) A musical interval in Western music formed by narrowing an octave by a chromatic semitone. It is one chromatic semitone narrower than a perfect octave. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eleven semitones, spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major seventh. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-diminished_octave-en-noun-aWb5Whfq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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