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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The tone represented by a note on the first ledger line below a treble clef or the first ledger line above a bass clef. It is the first C below international pitch.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun music A specific musical note, particularly the note C4, at approximately 261.6 hertz, appearing at the middle of the alto staff and directly between the treble and bass staves.
  • noun music The key on a piano or other keyboard instrument corresponding to this note.

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