"octachord" meaning in English

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Noun

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: 78 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. A musical system of eight tones.
    Sense id: en-octachord-en-noun-faBrCqkE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: octochord

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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