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Definition of
clef noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
clef
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
klɛf
/
/
(
music
)
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a symbol at the beginning of a line of printed music (called a
stave
staff
) that shows the
pitch
of the notes on it
the
treble/bass clef
See
clef
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