clef

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English

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The G-clef

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French clef, from Latin clāvis (“a key”). Doublet of clave and clavis.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

clef (plural clefs)

  2. (music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff

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French

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Etymology

See clé.

Pronunciation

Noun

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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Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French clef.

Noun

clef f (plural clefs)

  1. key

Adjective

clef m or f (invariable)

  1. key (vitally important)

Descendants

  • French: clef, clé
  • → English: clef

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin clāvem.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. key

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