Definition of "octaves" []

• Plural form of octave. (noun)

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• "Now it should be noted that the question of the reduction of octaves is not uniquely post-conciliar; it should likewise be noted that the modern calendar still maintains octaves for the Nativity and Easter."
• "Certain octaves were considered as privileged days, on which work was forbidden."
• "Each piano had 96 keys, the same number as a regular piano, but the span in octaves of each piano depended on the fractions of a tone it was designed for."