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A fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; a ligger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ledger
Antonyms: none provided
A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leger line
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: line
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
apuviiva
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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French:
ligne supplémentaire
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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German:
Hilfslinie
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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Greek:
βοηθητική γραμμή
(voïthitikí grammí)
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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Icelandic:
aukalína
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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Indonesian:
garis bantu
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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Italian:
taglio addizionale
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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Malay:
garisan lejar
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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Norwegian Bokmål:
hjelpelinje
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
hjelpelinje
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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Spanish:
línea adicional
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs
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Vietnamese:
dòng kẻ phụ
— notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs