perfect pitch

noun

Examples of perfect pitch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The ability to identify or produce any musical note from memory without reference, aka true perfect pitch, is a rare gift. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2024 As usual, Constantine exhibits perfect pitch for vernacular speech, rivaling that of George V. Higgins or Chester Himes. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 Strong and Herzog both find conversational menace like certain musicians sniff out a perfect pitch. The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024 In addition to an amazing range, their musical ear places them at relative perfect pitch. Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for perfect pitch 

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Word History

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 20 Sep. 2024.

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