"clef" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /klɛf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-clef.wav Forms: clefs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French clef, from Latin clāvis (“a key”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|frm|clef}} Borrowed from Middle French clef, {{der|en|la|clāvis||a key}} Latin clāvis (“a key”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} clef (plural clefs)
  1. (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.] Wikidata QID: Q181040 Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: cleff, cliff [obsolete] Related terms: clave Translations (musical symbol): sleutel (Afrikaans), çelës (Albanian), مِفْتَاح مُوسِيقِيّ (miftāḥ mūsīqiyy) [feminine] (Arabic), բանալին (banalin) (Armenian), açar (Azerbaijani), giltza (Basque), ключ (ključ) [masculine] (Bulgarian), clau [feminine] (Catalan), 譜號 (Chinese Mandarin), 谱号 (pǔhào) (Chinese Mandarin), klíč [masculine] (Czech), nøgle [common-gender] (Danish), sleutel [masculine] (Dutch), muzieksleutel [masculine] (Dutch), klefo (Esperanto), kleo (Esperanto), avain (Finnish), nuottiavain (Finnish), klaavi (Finnish), clé [feminine] (French), გასაღები (gasaɣebi) (Georgian), Schlüssel [masculine] (German), Notenschlüssel [masculine] (German), κλειδί (kleidí) [neuter] (Greek), kulcs (Hungarian), lykill [masculine] (Icelandic), kunci musik (Indonesian), kunci (Indonesian), eochair [feminine] (Irish), chiave [feminine] (Italian), 音部記号 (onbu kigō) (Japanese), кілт (kılt) (Kazakh), 음자리표 (eumjaripyo) (Korean), ключ (klyuc) (Kyrgyz), clavis [feminine] (Latin), atslēga [feminine] (Latvian), raktas [feminine] (Lithuanian), Schlëssel [masculine] (Luxembourgish), клуч (kluč) [feminine] (Macedonian), klef (Malay), tohu tārawa (Maori), nøkkel (Norwegian), klucz [masculine] (Polish), clave [feminine] (Portuguese), cheie [feminine] (Romanian), ключ (ključ) [masculine] (Russian), iuchair [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), clave [feminine] (Spanish), klav (Swedish), klep (Tagalog), nota anahtarı (Turkish), kalit (Uzbek), khóa của âm nhạc (Vietnamese), kiküf (Volapük), cleff [masculine] (Welsh), ukhiye (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-clef-en-noun-en:Q181040 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Terms with Zulu translations Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Derived forms: alto clef, baritone clef, bass clef, C clef (alt: C-clef), cleffer, cleflike, F clef, G clef (alt: G-clef), neutral clef, octave clef, tenor clef, treble clef, viola clef

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          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "lang": "Albanian",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "word": "clau"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "譜號"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "pǔhào",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "谱号"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "avain"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "clé"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gasaɣebi",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "გასაღები"
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "id",
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "ms",
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "klef"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "nøkkel"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "clave"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "word": "cheie"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ključ",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "word": "ключ"
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        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "word": "iuchair"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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            "feminine"
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        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "klep"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "kalit"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "khóa của âm nhạc"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "kiküf"
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          "code": "cy",
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          "sense": "musical symbol",
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          "code": "zu",
          "lang": "Zulu",
          "sense": "musical symbol",
          "word": "ukhiye"
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    },
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      "word": "baritone clef"
    },
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      "word": "bass clef"
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      "alt": "C-clef",
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      "word": "cleffer"
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      "word": "cleflike"
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      "word": "F clef"
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    },
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      "word": "neutral clef"
    },
    {
      "word": "octave clef"
    },
    {
      "word": "tenor clef"
    },
    {
      "word": "treble clef"
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    {
      "word": "viola clef"
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        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
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        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Kazakh translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Kyrgyz translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Latvian translations",
        "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
        "Terms with Luxembourgish translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Maori translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
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        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Volapük translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
        "Terms with Zulu translations",
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        "A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff"
      ],
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        "(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.]"
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      "word": "cleff"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "cliff"
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "sleutel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "çelës"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "miftāḥ mūsīqiyy",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مِفْتَاح مُوسِيقِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "banalin",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "բանալին"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "açar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "giltza"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ključ",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ключ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clau"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "譜號"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pǔhào",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "谱号"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klíč"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nøgle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sleutel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "muzieksleutel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "klefo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "kleo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "avain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "nuottiavain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "klaavi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clé"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gasaɣebi",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "გასაღები"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Notenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kleidí",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κλειδί"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "kulcs"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lykill"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "kunci musik"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "kunci"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eochair"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chiave"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "onbu kigō",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "音部記号"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "kılt",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "кілт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eumjaripyo",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "음자리표"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "klyuc",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "ключ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clavis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "atslēga"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "raktas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schlëssel"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kluč",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "клуч"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "klef"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "tohu tārawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "nøkkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klucz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clave"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cheie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ključ",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ключ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iuchair"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clave"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "klav"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "klep"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "nota anahtarı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "kalit"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "khóa của âm nhạc"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "kiküf"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cleff"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "musical symbol",
      "word": "ukhiye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clef"
}

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