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one-line octave

noun

Definition of one-line octave

: the musical octave beginning with and ascending from middle C ā€” see pitch illustration

First Known Use of one-line octave

circa 1931, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for one-line octave

so called from the one accent mark of the symbol Cā€² representing middle C

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