quinticlave

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noun

An alto ophicleide.

OriginLatin quīnque ← French quinte à clef →
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Meanings

nounquinticlave (plural quinticlaves)

plural quinticlaves

  1. entertainmentAn alto ophicleide.

Origin

  1. Frenchquinte à clef
  2. Latinquīnque“five”
  3. Englishquinticlave

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

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APA

quinticlave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinticlave

MLA

“quinticlave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinticlave. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinticlave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinticlave.

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