Usually means: Key rhythmic pattern in music.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word clave:

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  1. clave: Merriam-Webster
  2. clave, clave: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. clave, clave, clave: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. clave: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Clave, clave: Wordnik
  6. clave: Wiktionary
  7. clave: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. clave: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Clave, clave: Dictionary.com
  10. Clave (rhythm), Clave: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Clave: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. clave: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. Clave, clave: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  14. clave: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  15. clave: FreeDictionary.org
  16. clave: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. clave: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See cleave as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (clave)

▸ noun:  (music) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.

Similar:
clausula, cleaver, clavecin, cipher, clavis, cadence, passecaille, clivis, codetta, chord, more...

Opposite:
anacrusis

Phrases:
dance based on the clave rhythm, more...

Adjectives:
other, public, spanish, weekly, first, many, limitless, young, ucla, catalan, such



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Similar:
clausula, cleaver, clavecin, cipher, clavis, cadence, passecaille, clivis, codetta, chord, more...

Opposite:
anacrusis

Phrases:
dance based on the clave rhythm, more...

Adjectives:
other, public, spanish, weekly, first, many, limitless, young, ucla, catalan, such



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