C clef

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noun Music.

a clef that, according to its position, locates middle C on the first, third, or fourth line of the staff.

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Words nearby C clef

CCF, C.C.I.A., CCJ, CCK, C-clamp, C clef, C.Cls., CCMA, CCP, CCR, CCRC

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How to use C clef in a sentence

Rule 16(c) was a proposed change in the rules at the 1976 Republican Convention.
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“I just got my nails done,” gushes Michael C. Hall, extending his manicured, silver digits towards me.
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Right off the bat, papyrologist Brice C. Jones noted that something was awry.
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Some were silent from shock, others giddy and smiling as they boarded the U.S. Air Force C-130s.
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“Chick Chick,” the latest tune by C-Pop sensation Wang Rong, is like “Gangnam Style” on MDMA.
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C was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.
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He was a bookseller, but better known as a translator of the German contributor to the Gentleman's Magazine, &c.
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(c) Decomposition of exudates anywhere in the body, as in empyema, bronchiectasis, and large tuberculous cavities.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for C clef

C clef

noun

music a symbol (), placed at the beginning of the staff, establishing middle C as being on its centre lineSee alto clef, soprano clef, tenor clef

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