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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In musical notation, the alphabetic name or symbol of tones, of keys of the keyboard, of degrees of the staff, or of notes placed upon such degrees and representing such tones or keys. See keyboard, notation, staff. Also letter.

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  • Perhaps it is because many of the adults are unwilling to recognize the Rangers as a legitimate force in a community crowded with "letter-name" organizations, all claiming a certain rapport with the grass roots.

    Chicago's Blackstone Rangers (I) 1969

  • Perhaps it is because many of the adults are unwilling to recognize the Rangers as a legitimate force in a community crowded with "letter-name" organizations, all claiming a certain rapport with the grass roots.

    Chicago's Blackstone Rangers (I) 1969

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