"C major" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} C major (uncountable)
  1. (music) The major key with C as its tonic, and no sharps or flats, having the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (the major key with C as its tonic): C大調 (Chinese Mandarin), C大调 (Chinese Mandarin), C-majeur (Dutch), C-groot (Dutch), C-duuri (Finnish), do majeur [masculine] (French), ut majeur [masculine] (French), C-Dur [neuter] (German), C-dúr (Hungarian), ハ長調 (ha chōchō) (Japanese), 다장조 (dajangjo) (Korean), до мажо́р (do mažór) [masculine] (Russian), do mayor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-C_major-en-noun-OJDnNT2q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms where the adjective follows the noun, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms where the adjective follows the noun: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 52 48 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'the major key with C as its tonic': 76 24
  2. (music) The major chord with a root of C. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (the major chord with a root of C): C-majeur (Dutch), C-groot (Dutch), do majeur [masculine] (French), ut majeur [masculine] (French), C-Dur [neuter] (German), C-dúr (Hungarian), do mayor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-C_major-en-noun-VW6yLz1v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 52 48 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'the major chord with a root of C': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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