"pitch-perfect" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɪt͡ʃ ˈpɜːfɪkt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-fɛkt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɪt͡ʃ ˈpɜɹfək(t)/ [General-American], /-fɪk(t)/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-pitch-perfect.ogg Forms: more pitch-perfect [comparative], most pitch-perfect [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)fɪkt, -ɜː(ɹ)fɛkt Etymology: From pitch (“perceived frequency of a note or sound”, noun) + perfect (adjective). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-|*dʰeh₁-|id=fare}}, {{compound|en|pitch<t:perceived frequency of a note or sound><pos:noun>|perfect<pos:adjective>}} pitch (“perceived frequency of a note or sound”, noun) + perfect (adjective) Head templates: {{en-adj|-|more}} pitch-perfect (not generally comparable, comparative more pitch-perfect, superlative most pitch-perfect)
  1. Of a person, able to exactly reproduce a musical note or tune, manner of speaking, etc. Tags: not-comparable, usually Translations (of a person: able to exactly reproduce a musical note or tune, manner of speaking, etc.): jolla on absoluuttinen sävelkorva (Finnish), tonsäker (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pitch-perfect-en-adj-en:able_to_hit_notes_or_tones_exactly Disambiguation of 'of a person: able to exactly reproduce a musical note or tune, manner of speaking, etc.': 95 2 3
  2. (figurative)
    Extremely accurate.
    Tags: figuratively, not-comparable, usually Synonyms: spot on#Adjective Translations (extremely accurate): erittäin tarkka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pitch-perfect-en-adj-en:highly_accurate Disambiguation of 'extremely accurate': 3 95 2
  3. (figurative)
    Utterly flawless and suitable with respect to appearance, atmosphere or tone, expression, or other characteristics.
    Tags: figuratively, not-comparable, usually Synonyms: spot on#Adjective Translations (utterly flawless and suitable with respect to appearance, atmosphere or tone, expression, or other characteristics): täydellinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pitch-perfect-en-adj-en:flawless__suitable__excellent Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 14 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 4 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 4 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 12 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 14 66 Disambiguation of 'utterly flawless and suitable with respect to appearance, atmosphere or tone, expression, or other characteristics': 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pitch perfect Related terms: letter-perfect, perfect pitch, picture-perfect, to a T

Alternative forms

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