Meaning

4 senses

  1. A Roman key.

  2. A device for restraint of the hands.

  3. Synonym of glossary: a key to the meaning of various terms.

  4. A key; an identification guide; a series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.

Origin

From Latin clāvis (“a key”). Doublet of clave and clef.

From Latin clāvis (“a key”). Doublet of clave and clef.

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Forms

plural: clavises / claves
Singularclavis
Pluralclavises / claves

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
keyA1glossaryidentification guideconspectusshackles

Word family

1 related words
Relatedclavichord

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
clauseB2claustrophobiaC1claustrophobicC1clawclay

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