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soprano clef

American

noun

Music.

a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.

soprano clef British

noun

the clef that establishes middle C as being on the bottom line of the staff See also C clef

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Etymology

Origin of soprano clef

First recorded in 1795–1805

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