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ledger line

noun

  1. Also Also called added line. Music. a short line added when necessary above or below the staff to increase the range of the staff.
  2. Angling. a line so set that both the bait and sinker rest on the bottom.


ledger line

noun

  1. music a short line placed above or below the staff to accommodate notes representing pitches above or below the staff
  2. angling a line using ledger tackle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Bender testified that it was not his job to look at the ledger line by line.

Write the letter names of the three ledger lines below and the three ledger lines above your staff.

There may not be a ledger line item showing the effect of these efforts on a company’s profitability, but these entrepreneurs believe there is an impact.

Place what I have said to the right side of my friendly account in your ledger lines!

In order to avoid using numerous ledger lines the music is written an octave higher.

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