c clef

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   a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff

   Broaderclef

Questions about c clef

What does c clef mean?

c clef means "a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff".

Is c clef a common word?

c clef is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.