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Noun: ledger line  le-jer lIn
  1. A short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff
    "High C in treble clef is written on the second ledger line above the staff";
    - leger line

Derived forms: ledger lines

Type of: line

Part of: musical notation

Encyclopedia: Ledger line