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Definition of Pitched

1. Adjective. (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form. "High-pitched"

Definition of Pitched

1. Verb. (past of pitch) ¹

2. Adjective. Having a slope. ¹

3. Adjective. (not comparable) Having a specified tonal range. ¹

4. Adjective. (not comparable) Fought from predetermined positions at a specified time and place. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pitched

1. pitch [v] - See also: pitch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitched

Literary usage of Pitched

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"Hi Ami they removed from (he desert of Sinai, and pitched at Ki- broth-hattaavah. ... and pitched in mount Sha- pher. 25 And they removed from Hara- dah, ..."

2. Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1855)
"5 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth. 6 And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of ..."

3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"... the exact sense manoeuvring, as opposed to those movements which are aimed at securing, by means of a pitched battle, the greatest advantage obtainable. ..."

4. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1909)
"Manoeuvring and the pitched Battle The strategical system of the old monarchy has therefore two opposite poles—manoeuvring and the pitched battle. ..."

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