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perfect pitch

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perfect pitch
n.
See absolute pitch.
perfect pitch
n
(Music, other) another name (not in technical usage) for absolute pitch [1]
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Noun1.perfect pitch - the ability to identify the pitch of a toneperfect pitch - the ability to identify the pitch of a tone
absolute pitch
audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, sense of hearing, hearing - the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
Translations
perfect pitch n (Mus) → intonazione f giusta
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