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treble clef

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treble clef

–noun Music.
a sign that locates the G above middle C, placed on the second line of the staff, counting up; G clef.
Also called violin clef.


Origin:
1795–1805
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n.  A symbol indicating that the second line from the bottom of a staff represents the pitch of G above middle C. Also called G clef.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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