"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. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|clé}} 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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, French terms with irregularly silent consonant Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 18 13 69 Disambiguation of French entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 8 81 Disambiguation of French terms with irregularly silent consonant: 26 30 44 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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      "word": "clef de sol"
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    {
      "word": "clef d’ut"
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    {
      "word": "fermer à clef"
    },
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