quinticlave

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quinticlave

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From Latin quīnque (“five”) + clavis (“key”), formed as a calque of French quinte à clef.

noun quinticlaves

An alto ophicleide.

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@misc{quinticlave_2026,
  title = {quinticlave},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quinticlave},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}