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noun

Music. a standard of pitch used for tuning orchestral instruments, usually established at 440 vibrations per second for A above middle C.

a state of heightened eagerness, readiness, or tension: Spring training had brought the athletes up to concert pitch for the beginning of the season.

Origin:
1760–70

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concert pitch

—n
1.	pitch See international pitch the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C
2.	informal a state of extreme readiness

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