Oc″ta‐chord (?), n. [Gr. � with eight strings; οκτἀ- (for οκτὤ eight) + � string, chord: cf. F. octacorde.] (Mus.) An instrument of eight strings; a system of eight tones. [Also written octochord.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.