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key signature

noun key signatures

An indication of the key of a composition, giving the number of sharps or flats in the corresponding scale. The key signatures of D major and b minor both have two sharps.

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noun indication of the key of a composition

Español	armadura de clave, armadura de tonalidad
中文	調號 /调号 diàohào
Français	armure, armature
Deutsch	Vorzeichnung
Ελληνικά	οπλισμός oplismós

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@misc{key_signature_2026,
  title = {key signature},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/key%20signature},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}