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Definition

an interval of tones with the pitch at the high end being twice that at the low end — 8 notes on the familiar diatonic scale

Her piano teacher said her hand can't span an octave with reasonable comfort.

His voice was deep, yet strangely soft and lilting; like the bush boy's, only several octaves lower.
James Vance Marshall -- Walkabout
My voice rose an octave and cracked.
Nicole Krauss -- The History of Love
Peabody's voice rose slightly in octave.
J.D. Robb -- Glory in Death
'Someone's dead,' said Malfoy and his voice seemed to go up an octave as he said it.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
"Ah-ggah-shih," he calls her, his talking slowed, an octave lowered.
Chang-rae Lee -- Native Speaker
"Those chords give the fifth and the octave," said Mr. Fogg.
Jules Verne -- Around the World in 80 Days
Why didn't you say any of this last night?" he asked, his voice dropping an octave.
Nicholas Sparks -- True Believer
She played a dreamy waltz, marking the time with the bass, while with the right hand she "tiddled' in alternate octaves.
W. Somerset Maugham -- Of Human Bondage
His voice climbed an octave.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
The piece ended with a trill of octaves in the treble and a final deep octave in the bass.
James Joyce -- Dubliners
Her voice was just half an octave too high.
Gloria Naylor -- The Women of Brewster Place
Then she brightened again, rising an octave.
Dave Eggers -- The Circle
Little farther up, Phillip, Unc Octave, and Aunt Nane.
Ernest J. Gaines -- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Simon's voice went up an octave.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Fallen Angels
I think my voice goes up an octave because I can't believe this, and I feel a decade's worth of resolve shatter.
Katja Millay -- The Sea of Tranquility
Damien squeaked, his voice going up about twenty octaves.
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Marked
My voice edged up a few octaves.
Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight
She turned to me, and her voice, dropping an octave lower, filled the room with thrilling scorn: "Do you know why we left Chicago?
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby
His voice goes up an octave.
Rick Yancey -- The 5th Wave

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