How to pronounce staff
American English pronunciation
STAF
- IPA
- /ˈstæf/
- Syllables
- STAF (1 syllable)
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What staff means
Most people know staff in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The five lines on which music is written
In a sentence: Ms. Lee drew a treble clef at the start of the staff and added three notes.
Where it comes from: It is the same word as staff, a long walking stick, from Old English, where it could also mean a letter of the alphabet.
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