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PITCH PIPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pitch pipe mean?
• PITCH PIPE (noun)
The noun PITCH PIPE has 1 sense:
1. a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing
Familiarity information: PITCH PIPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pitch pipe" is a kind of...):
pipe (a tubular wind instrument)
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