counter-tenor clef

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counter-tenor clef - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf.
     Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music.] (Mus.)
     One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the
     treble; high tenor.
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     Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the
        third line; -- also called alto clef.
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