TENOR CLEF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tenor clef mean? 

• TENOR CLEF (noun)
  The noun TENOR CLEF has 1 sense:

1. a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns

  Familiarity information: TENOR CLEF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TENOR CLEF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("tenor clef" is a kind of...):

clef (a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it)