contraoctave

[kon-truh-ok-tiv, -teyv]

con·tra·oc·tave

[kon-truh-ok-tiv, -teyv]
noun Music.
the octave between the second and third C's below middle C.

Origin:
1890–95; contra-2 + octave
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Contraoctave is always a great word to know.
So is eighth rest. Does it mean:
rest equal in time value to an eighth note
passage at the end of a composition used to bring it to a satisfactory close
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