"bass clef" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeɪsklɛf/ Forms: bass clefs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bass clef (plural bass clefs)
  1. (music) A symbol showing that the second line from the top of the staff represents the F below middle C. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: F clef, bass cliff [obsolete] Translations (music symbol): bassleutel (Afrikaans), 低音譜號 (Chinese Mandarin), 低音谱号 (dīyīn pǔhào) (Chinese Mandarin), basový klíč [masculine] (Czech), bassleutel (Dutch), bassoavain (Finnish), clé de fa [feminine] (French), Bassschlüssel [masculine] (German), κλειδί του Φα (kleidí tou Fa) [neuter] (Greek), basszuskulcs (Hungarian), dordeochair [feminine] (Irish), 低音部記号 (teionbu kigō) (alt: ていおんぶきごう) (Japanese), ヘ音記号 (heon kigō) (english: F clef) (Japanese), tohu oro mārū (tārawa) (Maori), کلید فا (kelid-e fâ) (Persian), klucz basowy [masculine] (Polish), clave de fá [feminine] (Portuguese), басовый ключ (basovyj ključ) [masculine] (Russian), ключ фа (ključ fa) (english: F clef) [masculine] (Russian), basklav [common-gender] (Swedish)

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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "music symbol",
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        },
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          "alt": "ていおんぶきごう",
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          "roman": "teionbu kigō",
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "word": "bassleutel"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "word": "低音譜號"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "word": "bassleutel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "word": "bassoavain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clé de fa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bassschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kleidí tou Fa",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κλειδί του Φα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "word": "basszuskulcs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dordeochair"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ていおんぶきごう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "teionbu kigō",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "word": "低音部記号"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "F clef",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "heon kigō",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "word": "ヘ音記号"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "word": "tohu oro mārū (tārawa)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kelid-e fâ",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "word": "کلید فا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klucz basowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clave de fá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "basovyj ključ",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "басовый ключ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "F clef",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ključ fa",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ключ фа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "music symbol",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "basklav"
    }
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  "word": "bass clef"
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