plural of viola clef

A musical symbol of the Western classical tradition, indicating the pitch of written notes.

plural of G-clef

Alternative spelling of G clef

plural of octave clef

(music) a symbol showing that the pitch of a note is to be raised by one or two octaves.

A piece of fiction, especially a novel, describing real-life people and/or events.

plural of roman à clef

An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting. / A piece made by splitting. / A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.

(linguistics) To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."