clef

[ klef ]

/ klɛf /

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noun Music.

a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.

Compare bass clef, treble clef, C clef.

Origin of clef

1570–80; <Middle French <Latin clāvis key

Words nearby clef

Cleburne, cleck, cleek, Cleese, Cleethorpes, clef, cleft, cleft hand, cleft lip, cleft palate, cleft sentence

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Example sentences from the Web for clef

They could only be written (as they are yet) in one clef—namely, the F clef.
Shakespeare and Music|Edward W. Naylor
After a change of clef in the middle of a score this is, of course, not necessary.
How to Write Music|Clement A. Harris
It will be noted that in each case the line on which the clef is placed represents "middle C."
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
She was so tall the girls always considered her in that clef.
The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge|Lilian Garis

This was what has since become the fourth line, the clef line, of the bass stave.
How to Write Music|Clement A. Harris

British Dictionary definitions for clef

clef

/ (klɛf) /

noun

one of several symbols placed on the left-hand side beginning of each stave indicating the pitch of the music written after itSee also alto clef, bass clef, C clef, soprano clef, tenor clef, treble clef

Word Origin for clef

C16: from French: key, clef, from Latin clāvis; related to Latin claudere to close

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	clef
释义	clef [ klef ] / klɛf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clef ON THESAURUS.COM noun Music. a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces. Compare bass clef, treble clef, C clef. Origin of clef 1570–80; <Middle French <Latin clāvis key Words nearby clef Cleburne, cleck, cleek, Cleese, Cleethorpes, clef, cleft, cleft hand, cleft lip, cleft palate, cleft sentence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clef They could only be written (as they are yet) in one clef—namely, the F clef. Shakespeare and Music\|Edward W. Naylor After a change of clef in the middle of a score this is, of course, not necessary. How to Write Music\|Clement A. Harris It will be noted that in each case the line on which the clef is placed represents "middle C." Music Notation and Terminology\|Karl W. Gehrkens She was so tall the girls always considered her in that clef. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge\|Lilian Garis This was what has since become the fourth line, the clef line, of the bass stave. How to Write Music\|Clement A. Harris British Dictionary definitions for clef clef / (klɛf) / noun one of several symbols placed on the left-hand side beginning of each stave indicating the pitch of the music written after itSee also alto clef, bass clef, C clef, soprano clef, tenor clef, treble clef Word Origin for clef C16: from French: key, clef, from Latin clāvis; related to Latin claudere to close Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clef form, devise, set up, conceive, invent, write, pen, produce, design, orchestrate, ghost, originate, formulate, author, fabricate, contrive, frame, script, discover, imagine
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clef

noun Music.

Origin of clef

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Example sentences from the Web for clef

British Dictionary definitions for clef

noun

Word Origin for clef

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