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clef

in music, a symbol on a staff showing the pitch of the notes
Not to be confused with:
cleft – split; divided; a crack or crevice; an indentation between two parts, as of the chin
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clef

(klĕf)
n. Music
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.
[French, key, from Old French, from Latin clāvis.]
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clef

(klɛf)
n
(Music, other) one of several symbols placed on the left-hand side beginning of each stave indicating the pitch of the music written after it. See also alto clef, bass clef, C clef, soprano clef, tenor clef, treble clef
[C16: from French: key, clef, from Latin clāvis; related to Latin claudere to close]
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clef

(klɛf)

n.
a sign at the beginning of a musical staff to show the pitch of the notes.
[1570–80; < Middle French < Latin clāvis key]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:clef - a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it]clef - a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians
G clef, treble clef, treble staff - a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff
bass clef, F clef - a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff
alto clef, viola clef - a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff
C clef - a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff
soprano clef - a clef that puts middle C on the bottom line of the staff
tenor clef - a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns
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Translations
مُفْتاح الأنْغام الموسيقيه
klíč
nøgle
hangjegykulcs
nótnalykill
raktas
atslēga

clef

[klef] N (Mus) → clave f
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clef

[ˈklɛf] n (MUSIC) → clé f
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clef

n → (Noten)schlüssel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clef

[klɛf] n (Mus) → chiave f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

clef

(klef) noun
in music, a sign (eg or) on the stave fixing the pitch of the notes. sleutel مُفْتاح الأنْغام الموسيقيه муз. ключ clave klíč der Notenschlüssel nøgle μουσικό κλειδί clave noodivõti کلید nuottiavain clef מפתח संगीत स्वरों का प्रतीक ključ (hangjegy)kulcs kunci musik nótnalykill chiave 音部記号 음자리표 raktas atslēga (mūzikā) klef sleutel nøkkel klucz (موسيقى) دتا لونو كلى clave cheie ключ kľúč ključ notni ključ klav สัญลักษณ์ที่ใช้เริ่มในการเขียนโน้ต anahtar (音樂)五線譜上表示音高的譜號 ключ موسیقی می ایک لے khóa âm nhạc (乐谱)音部记号
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Boston, MA, July 25, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Les Clefs d'Or (pronounced lay clay door) USA's members recently held their national congress in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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