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concert pitch

Syllabification: (con·cert pitch)
Definition of concert pitch

noun

Music
  • a standard for the tuning of musical instruments, internationally agreed upon in 1960, in which the note A above middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz.
  • a state of readiness, efficiency, and keenness:slightly unnerved by the contretemps, I was not at concert pitch

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