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clef

  • noun
  • /klɛf/

A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff 16

Related words

  • C clef
  • C-clef
  • G clef
  • G-clef

Word history

From Latin "clāvis" (a key).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “clef” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.