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tenor clef

tenor clef noun: a musical clef that is higher than the bass clef and lower than the alto clef where the A that is a third lower than middle C is the center line.

tenor clef: a musical clef that is higher than the bass clef and lower than the alto clef where the A that is a...
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Noun

tenor clef (plural tenor clefs)

  1. a musical clef that is higher than the bass clef and lower than the alto clef where the A that is a third lower than middle C is the center line

Forms of tenor clef

pluraltenor clefs
alternative formtenor cliff

Questions about tenor clef

What does tenor clef mean?
Tenor clef means a musical clef that is higher than the bass clef and lower than the alto clef where the A that is a third lower than middle C is the center line.
What part of speech is tenor clef?
Tenor clef is a noun.
What is the plural of tenor clef?
The plural of tenor clef is tenor clefs.

Words near tenor clef in the dictionary

  1. tenor
  2. tenor banjo
  3. tenor banjoist
  4. tenor banjoists
  5. tenor banjos
  6. tenor clef
  7. tenor clefs
  8. tenor cliff
  9. tenor cliffs
  10. tenor drum
  11. tenor drummer

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