clef
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French, from Latin clāvis (“a key”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛf
Noun [edit]
clef (plural clefs)
- A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches indicated by the lines on the staff
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
musical symbol
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French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French, see below
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
clef f (plural clefs)
Derived terms [edit]
Middle French [edit]
Noun [edit]
clef f (plural clefs)
Adjective [edit]
clef m and f (invariable)
- key (vitally important)
Descendants [edit]
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin clāvis (“a key”).
Noun [edit]
clef f (oblique plural clés, nominative singular clef, nominative plural clés)
Descendants [edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- en:Music
- French terms derived from Old French
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Middle French nouns
- Middle French adjectives
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French nouns
- Old French feminine nouns