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Definition of clef noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

clef

noun
 
/klef/
 
/klef/
 (music)
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  1. a symbol at the beginning of a line of printed music (called a stave or staff) that shows the pitch of the notes on it
    • the treble/bass clef
    Topics Musicc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from Latin clavis ‘key’.
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