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单词 super-octave
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Definition of super-octave in English:

super-octave

noun ˌsjuːpərˈɒktɪvˌsuːpərˈɒkteɪvˌsuːpərˈɒktɪv
Music
  • 1An organ stop sounding a note two octaves higher than the ordinary pitch; the octave two octaves above a given note.

  • 2In full "superoctave coupler". A device in an organ or similar instrument which enables a note one octave higher than that being played to sound at the same time.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Hawkins (1719–1789), music scholar and lawyer. From super- + octave.

 
 

Definition of super-octave in US English:

super-octave

noun
Music
  • 1An organ stop sounding a note two octaves higher than the ordinary pitch; the octave two octaves above a given note.

  • 2In full "superoctave coupler". A device in an organ or similar instrument which enables a note one octave higher than that being played to sound at the same time.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Hawkins (1719–1789), music scholar and lawyer. From super- + octave.

 
 
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