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Middle C

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Noun

1. middle c

the note designated by the first ledger line below the treble staff; 261.63 hertz

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Middle C

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noun
music
the note graphically represented on the first ledger line below the treble staff or the first ledger line above the bass staff and corresponding in pitch to an internationally standardized fundamental frequency of 261.63 hertz

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Middle C

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1. 
the musical note on the first ledger line below the treble staff and the first above the bass staff
2. 
the corresponding tone or key

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Middle C

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n.
Music
The tone represented by a note on the first ledger line below a treble clef or the first ledger line above a bass clef. It is the first C below international pitch.

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