See keye in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"In various extended senses:",
"A protrusion at the apex of a vault."
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[
"protrusion",
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[
"apex",
"apex"
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"In various extended senses:",
"(architecture) A protrusion at the apex of a vault."
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"In various extended senses:",
"A musical sound; a note or tone."
],
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[
"music",
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],
[
"note",
"note"
],
[
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]
],
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"In various extended senses:",
"(music, rare) A musical sound; a note or tone."
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"In various extended senses:",
"A rudder (device for steering a ship)"
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"In various figurative senses:",
"A requirement or prerequisite."
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"An explication; explanatory material."
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"In various figurative senses:",
"(rare) An explication; explanatory material."
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈkeːj(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkeː(ə)/"
}
],
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"rudder",
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"device",
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"safety",
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"A requirement or prerequisite."
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"In various figurative senses:",
"An explication; explanatory material."
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"explanatory",
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"material",
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"In various figurative senses:",
"(rare) An explication; explanatory material."
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"ipa": "/ˈkæi̯(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkeːj(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkeː(ə)/"
}
],
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{
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{
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{
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],
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