KEY SIGNATURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does key signature mean? 

• KEY SIGNATURE (noun)
  The noun KEY SIGNATURE has 1 sense:

1. the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

  Familiarity information: KEY SIGNATURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KEY SIGNATURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

key signature; signature

Hypernyms ("key signature" is a kind of...):

musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)