Definitions for octachord

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octachord oc·ta·chord

Spelling: [ok-tuh-kawrd]

IPA: /ˈɒk təˌkɔrd/

Octachord is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 277 anagrams from letters in octachord (accdhoort).

Definitions for octachord

noun

1. any musical instrument with eight strings.
2. a diatonic series of eight tones.

Origin of octachord

First recorded in 1750-60, octachord is from the Greek word oktáchordos having eight strings. See octa-, chord¹

Examples for octachord

octachord, ok′ta-kord, n. a musical instrument with eight strings: a diatonic series of eight tones.