单词 | contraoctave |
释义 | contraoctave in British English (ˌkɒntrəˈɒktɪv) noun music the octave that begins on the third C below middle C and ends on the second C below middle C contraoctave in American English (ˌkɑntrəˈɑktɪv, -teiv) noun Music the octave between the second and third C's below middle C Word origin [1890–95; contra-2 + octave]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blanket roll, bootstrap, honky-tonk, neoclassicism, pogey |
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