clef C1 Topic:Music Theory US /klɛf/ UK /klɛf/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a symbol on a musical staff that identifies which pitches its lines and spaces represent The treble clef at the start of the staff showed which pitches its lines and spaces represented. Etymology Borrowed from French clef, meaning key, from Latin clavis. Topics Music Theory External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # clef **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /klɛf/ **IPA (UK):** /klɛf/ ## Meanings 1. a symbol on a musical staff that identifies which pitches its lines and spaces represent ## Examples - The treble clef at the start of the staff showed which pitches its lines and spaces represented. ## Etymology Borrowed from French clef, meaning key, from Latin clavis. ## Topics - Music Theory markdown