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Alto clef

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alto clef

–noun Music.
a sign locating middle C on the third line of the staff.
Also called viola clef.


Origin:
1875–80
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alto clef  
n.  The C clef positioned to indicate that the third line from the bottom of a staff represents the pitch of middle C.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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