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clef

UK/klɛf/ US/ˈklɛf/ uncommon

noun

1.

a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it

Origin

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

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