transcription, транскрипция: [ steɪv ]
( staves, staving, staved)
1.
A stave is a strong stick, especially one that is used as a weapon.
Many of the men had armed themselves with staves and pieces of iron.
= staff
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2.
A stave is the five lines that music is written on. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, use staff )
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