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ledger line

–noun
1. Also, leger line. Also called added line. Music. a short line added when necessary above or below the staff to increase the range of the staff.
2. Angling. a line so set that both the bait and sinker rest on the bottom.

Origin:
1690–1700 for def. 2; 1880–85 for def. 1
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n.   Music
A short line placed above or below a staff to accommodate notes higher or lower than the range of the staff.
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