Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subcontraoctave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-con-traoc-tave
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The octave on the bass clef ranging from three octaves below the staff (C0) to two octaves below the staff (B0).

Etymology

From sub- + contra- + octave.

Inflected Forms

subcontraoctaves (plural) sub-contra (alternative) sub-contra octave (alternative)

Questions

What does subcontraoctave mean?: The octave on the bass clef ranging from three octaves below the staff (C0) to two octaves below the staff (B0).
Where does subcontraoctave come from?: From sub- + contra- + octave.

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