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  1. adjective Pitched in the first octave above the treble staff; high.
  2. noun The first octave above the treble staff.
  3. noun A note or tone in the alt octave.

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  • I received several questions about the reference in the alt-text clue. —  Like Anna Karina's Sweater
  • Science Fictional (alt-historical) or at the least satiric-phantasmagorical, —  The Valve
  • Day two's afternoon highlight was no doubt the twangy alt-country of Canadian, who played songs from across her three solo LPs. —  YuppiePunk
  • Co-curated by long-term alt. rock favourites Melvins and ex-Faith No More, ex-Mr Bungle and current Fantomas frontman Mike Patton, the festival already has a line-up that should have indie purists salivating and day-time radio fans scratching their heads.
  • Sleepercar's debut LP West Texas is a mix of alt-country and twangy indie rock that comes from a fairly unlikely source … —  Jason Blogs
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  1. Latin altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Italian alto (see alto) = Spanish Portuguese alto = Provencal alt = Old French alt, halt, haut, modern F. haut, high (see haught, haughty, hautboy), from Latin altus, high, deep, literally increased, grown (past participle of alere, grow), prob. ult. = Anglo-Saxon ald, eald, English old: see old, and cf. all. Cf. haught.
 

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