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clef

English

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The G-clef

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French clef, from Latin clāvis (“a key”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /klɛf/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛf

Noun

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clef (plural clefs)

  1. A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from 16th c.]

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French

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Etymology

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See clé.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clef f (plural clefs)

  1. Alternative spelling of clé (“key”)
  2. (music) clef
  3. (heraldry) key; the device as shown on a coat of arms

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French clef.

Noun

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clef f (plural clefs)

  1. key

Adjective

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clef m or f (invariable)

  1. key (vitally important)

Descendants

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  • French: clef, clé
  • → English: clef

Old French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin clāvem.

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Noun

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clef oblique singular, f (oblique plural cles, nominative singular clef, nominative plural cles)

  1. key

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