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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music, the 16-foot octave of the organ, the notes of which are denoted by CC, DD, etc.; on the piano, the lowest octave beginning with C, the notes of which are denoted by C1, D1, etc.; on other instruments, the octave corresponding to these.
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- noun music The
octave directly below thegreat octave
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