No. 3,669 in Spanish
octava
"Octava" means "eighth" or "octave" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Esta es la octava vez que visito este lugar.
This is the eighth time I visit this place.
The word 'octava' here is used as an ordinal number to denote the eighth occurrence of an event.
La octava es la nota musical que da inicio a una nueva escala.
The octave is the musical note that starts a new scale.
In this sentence, 'octava' refers to an octave in music, representing a series of eight notes.
El colegio celebra su octava semana cultural con muchas actividades.
The school celebrates its eighth cultural week with many activities.
Here, 'octava' denotes the sequential order of an annual event by year.
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