noun · Music

staff

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The meaning (definition) of the word staff

the five lines you write music notes on

The word staff used in a sentence

“My teacher pointed to the staff during our song.”

The plural of the word staff

staffs

How the word staff is said around the world

Frenchportée (por-TAY)
Spanishpentagrama (pehn-tah-GRAH-mah)
Mandarin五线谱 (wu shen poo)
Hindiकर्मचारी (kuhr-muh-KYAH-ree)
Arabicالمدرج الموسيقي (al-MU-dar-raj al-moo-see-QEE)
Russianнотный стан (NOHT-nyy STAHN)
Portuguese (EU)pauta (POW-tah)
Portuguese (BR)pauta (POW-tah)
Japanese五線譜 (goh-sen-FOO)
GermanNotensystem (NOH-ten-sis-tehm)
Urduپانچ لکیریں (PAHNCH la-KEE-ren)
Punjabiਸੰਗੀਤ ਦੀਆਂ ਪੰਜ ਲਕੀਰਾਂ (sun-GEET dee-AAN PUNJ lah-KEE-raan)
Korean오선지 (oh-SUN-jee)
Hebrewחמשה (khah-MEE-shah)
Greekπεντάγραμμο (pehn-DAH-ghrahm-moh)
Dutchnotenbalk (NOH-tuhn-bahlk)
Tagalogpentagrama (pehn-tah-GRAH-mah)
Vietnamesekhuông nhạc (khwong NYAHK)
Turkishporte (pohr-TEH)
Persianخطوط حامل (kho-TOOT hah-MEL)
Polishpięciolinia (pyehn-choh-LEE-nyah)
Ukrainianнотоносець (noh-toh-NOH-sets)
Bengaliস্বরলিপির পাঁচ রেখা (SHOH-roh-lee-peer pahnch REH-khah)
Swedishnotlinjer (NOT-lin-yer)
Italianpentagramma (pehn-tah-GRAHM-mah)

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