Feminine
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clé

  1. (feminine) key (device for unlocking)
  2. (feminine, figuratively) key (essential attribute)
  3. (feminine) wrench, spanner
  4. (feminine) USB stick
  5. (feminine) key
  6. (feminine) clef
  7. (feminine) key; the device as shown on a coat of arms

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kle/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French clef, from Old French clef, from Latin clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-. According to Bescherelle, the spelling clé had replaced clef by 1845.

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