clef

(klef)

noun

a symbol written at the beginning of a musical staff to indicate the pitch of the notes: there are three clefs: G (treble), F (bass), and C (alto or tenor)

Origin: Fr < L clavis, a key: see close

See clef in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Music
A symbol indicating the pitch represented by one line of a staff, in relation to which the other pitches of the staff can be determined.

Origin:

Origin: French, key

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin clāvis

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