octuor

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UK/ˈɒktjʊˌɔː/US/ˈɑktuoɹ/

noun

Synonym of octet (“a composition for eight instruments or voices”).

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octet
OriginFrench octuor →
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Meanings

nounoctuor (plural octuors)

plural octuors

  1. obsoleteentertainmentSynonym of octet (“a composition for eight instruments or voices”).

    The reasons why I composed this kind of music for an octuor of flute, clarinet, bassoons, trumpets and trombones, are the following:[…].

    1924 January, Igor Stravinsky, “Some Ideas About My Octuor”, in The Arts, volume V, number 1, New York, N.Y.: The Arts Publishing Corporation, page 5

    Synonyms: octet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of octet (“a composition for eight instruments or voices”).

Similar
octet

Origin

  1. Frenchoctuor
  2. Englishoctuor

Borrowed from French octuor.

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APA

octuor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octuor

MLA

“octuor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octuor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octuor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octuor.

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