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clave¹

  • /kleɪv/

Rhymes with -eɪv

verb

  1. archaic, participle, past simple past and past participle of cleave And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

clave²

  • /ˈklɑːveɪ/

Rhymes with -ɑːveɪ

Where it comes from

From Spanish clave, from Latin clāvis (“key”). Doublet of clavis and clef.

noun claves

  1. singular singular of claves

noun claves

  1. A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.

clave³

Where it comes from

Clipping of autoclave.

noun claves

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of autoclave

verb claves · claving · claved

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of autoclave

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"clave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clave. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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clave. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clave

Chicago

"clave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clave.

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@misc{clave_2026,
  title = {clave},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clave},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}