octachord adjective & noun. ['ɒktǝkɔ:d] M18.
[In senses A.1, B.2 from Latin octachordos adjective, late Latin octachordon noun, from Greek oktakhordos adjective, oktakhordon noun, formed as OCTA- + khordē string (see CORD noun¹). In senses A.2, B.1 from OCTA- + CHORD noun¹.]
Music.
A. adjective.
1. Having eight strings. M18.

2. Of or pertaining to an eight-note scale. M18.
b. noun.
1. A series of eight notes, as the ordinary diatonic scale. L18.

2. A musical instrument having eight strings. E19.

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