middle c

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

   Broadernote

Questions about middle c

What does middle c mean?

middle c means "the note designated by the first ledger line below the treble staff; 261.63 hertz".

Is middle c a common word?

middle c 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.