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main gauche

main gauche noun: in musical notation, an instruction for the pianist to use the left hand.

Noun

main gauche

  1. In musical notation, an instruction for the pianist to use the left hand.
  2. A type of parrying dagger.
    Synonyms:
    mano sinistra

Synonyms of main gauche

Origin of main gauche

French, meaning "left hand".

Words formed from main gauche

Questions about main gauche

What does main gauche mean?
Main gauche means in musical notation, an instruction for the pianist to use the left hand.
What part of speech is main gauche?
Main gauche is a noun.

Words near main gauche in the dictionary

  1. main earths
  2. main event
  3. main events
  4. main frame
  5. main frames
  6. main gauche
  7. main gear
  8. main gears
  9. main group
  10. main group element
  11. main group elements

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