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subcontraoctave

noun
sub·​contraoctave | \ "+\
plural subcontraoctaves

Definition of subcontraoctave

: the musical octave beginning with and ascending from the fourth C below middle C — see pitch illustration

First Known Use of subcontraoctave

1876, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for subcontraoctave

sub- + contraoctave

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