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Meanings of G clef in English

A clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff.

        Usage of G clef in English
        1
        She looked at the arrow, the rings, and the G clef.
        Ancient shores
        2
        There was also a pair of interlocking rings, and a figure that vaguely resembled a G clef.
        Ancient shores
        3
        They repeated the process with the final icon, the G clef, and returned to the control module to see the results.
        Ancient shores
        4
        As a general thing they were violinists who had failed-'therefugees of the G clef,' as Edouard Colonne, the eminent conductor, once wittily said.
        Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers
        5
        Telephone lines were tangled with wooden frames and torn paper, like broken G clefs and smeared glissandos.
        The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth