perfect pitch

noun

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Fundraising is about having the less than perfect pitch and more about earning trust over time. Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 The engineering of Mario’s hat is marvelous, giving the brim a perfect pitch without sacrificing the aesthetic. Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 The voice of West Aurora’s Baylee Geni is cool and authoritative, with perfect pitch and volume. Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 Possessing perfect pitch, Voigt joined the Chicago Symphony Chorus as a soprano, and the chorus’ famed conductor and director, Margaret Hillis, enlisted Voigt to teach sight singing, or reading a piece of music vocally to fellow choristers. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perfect pitch

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First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of perfect pitch was in 1925

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“Perfect pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20pitch. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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