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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 the great octave

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