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bass clef


bass clef

noun

Definition of BASS CLEF

1
: a clef placing the F below middle C on the fourth line of the staff
2
: the bass staff
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First Known Use of BASS CLEF

circa 1771

Rhymes with BASS CLEF

aleph, Brezhnev, C clef, enfeoff, HF, Kiev, Narew, stone-deaf, tone-deaf

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