clef
noun/klef/
/klef/
(music)- 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
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from Latin clavis ‘key’.Want to learn more?
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