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alto clef

noun

, Music.
  1. a sign locating middle C on the third line of the staff.

alto clef

noun

  1. the clef that establishes middle C as being on the third line of the staff Also calledviola clef See also C clef
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alto clef1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

Primarily (besides the bass clef), in Italy and Germany, only the tenor clef was used, and the alto clef in France.

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