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/klɛf/ · noun
(music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from 16th c.].
Use clef when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Clef means (music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from 16th c.].
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use clef where its definition matches the intended context.
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