Clef

//klɛf// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
  2. 2
    a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it wordnet

Etymology

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

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