pseudo-octaves

A form of pseudo-octave — An interval whose frequency ratio is not 2:1 (that of the octave), but is perceived or treated as equivalent to this ratio, and whose pitches are considered equivalent to each other as with octave equivalency.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pseudo-octave
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