clef
noun/klɛf/
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French clef, from Latin clāvis (“a key”). Doublet of clave and clavis.
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
- Derived terms
- alto clef, baritone clef, bass clef, C clef, cleffer, cleflike, F clef, G clef, neutral clef, octave clef, tenor clef, treble clef, viola clef