Clef
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noun.
A symbol indicating the pitch represented by one line of a staff, in relation to which the other pitches of the staff can be determined.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
music
, a character placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of one of its degrees, so that the names of the others may be known.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A character used in musical notation to determine the position and pitch of the scale as represented on the staff.
noun.
See under
Alto
,
Bass
.
noun.
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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A symbol found on a musical
staff
that indicates the pitches indicated by the lines on the staff
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
Word Usage
"mettre la clef sous la porte clefs en main clé à bougie la clef des champs livre à clef*"
Equivalent
bass clef
Etymologically Related
clave
Form
C clef
F clef
G clef
bass clef
tenor clef
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
musical notation
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
C clef
F clef
G clef
alto clef
bass clef
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Deaf
F
Geoff
Jeff
Steph
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
5-mhz
Maxi
arpeggios
b-flat
dramatique