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quinticlave

quinticlave noun: an alto ophicleide.

Noun

quinticlave (plural quinticlaves)

  1. An alto ophicleide.

Forms of quinticlave

pluralquinticlaves

Origin of quinticlave

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

Questions about quinticlave

What does quinticlave mean?
Quinticlave means an alto ophicleide.
What part of speech is quinticlave?
Quinticlave is a noun.
What is the plural of quinticlave?
The plural of quinticlave is quinticlaves.

Words near quinticlave in the dictionary

  1. quintibrach
  2. quintic
  3. quintic function
  4. quintic functions
  5. quintically
  6. quinticlave
  7. quinticlaves
  8. quintics
  9. quintile
  10. quintiled
  11. quintiles

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