Feminine
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clé
- (feminine) key (device for unlocking)
- (feminine, figuratively) key (essential attribute)
- (feminine) wrench, spanner
- (feminine) USB stick
- (feminine) key
- (feminine) clef
- (feminine) key; the device as shown on a coat of arms
Frequency
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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