/ klef; NAmE / noun
( 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
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French , from Latin clavis key.
/ klef; NAmE / noun
( 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
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French , from Latin clavis key.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005