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key signature

noun

, Music.
  1. (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.


key signature

noun

  1. music a group of sharps or flats appearing at the beginning of each stave line to indicate the key in which a piece, section, etc, is to be performed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of key signature1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

In 2018, one group of researchers reported in Nature that they’d observed key signatures of Majoranas.

Key-signature; how determine whether a major or minor key.24, 25.

Key shown by key signature placed at the beginning of each staff.

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