"clef" meaning in French

See clef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kle/ Audio: Fr-clef.ogg Forms: clefs [plural]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: See clé. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} clef f (plural clefs)
  1. Alternative spelling of clé (“key”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine Alternative form of: clé (extra: key)
    Sense id: en-clef-fr-noun-MCNzLiEB
  2. (music) clef Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-clef-fr-noun-h9atBJeD Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (heraldry) key; the device as shown on a coat of arms Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-clef-fr-noun-DgTuE3~I Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with irregularly silent consonant, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 27 11 62 Disambiguation of French terms with irregularly silent consonant: 29 27 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 5 71 5 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 4 80 4 0 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clef de bras, clef de fa, clef de sol, clef d’ut, fermer à clef, mettre la clef sous la porte, prendre la clef des champs

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "clef d’ut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fermer à clef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mettre la clef sous la porte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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    },
    {
      "word": "clef de fa"
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    {
      "word": "clef de sol"
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    {
      "word": "clef d’ut"
    },
    {
      "word": "fermer à clef"
    },
    {
      "word": "mettre la clef sous la porte"
    },
    {
      "word": "prendre la clef des champs"
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