Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
clavis .
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- noun music Plural form of
clave . Claves are apercussion instrument, consisting of twosticks orblocks , in which one isstruck against the other in order to produce a sound.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Clavics, his 14th volume (41pp, Enitharmon, T £11.99 þþþþ), consists of 17th-century shape poems, which form keys (in Latin, claves) on the page.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Cows/claves that aren't smart or fast enough to evade the predators are SUPPOSED to die.
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Still, much is missed without a physical presence: To see the powerfully symbolic and sexually suggestive movements of the group's dancers, and to feel beats pinging and pounding in patterns beyond comprehension from conga and batá drums as well as cajónes box drums and claves, is to get the visceral sensation of becoming part of something big, precise and mysterious.
After a Quiet Spell, a Rumba Resumes Larry Blumenfeld 2011
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Cows/claves that aren't smart or fast enough to evade the predators are SUPPOSED to die.
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She turned a little and, angrily, lowering her knees slightly, tugging the hem of her garment closely about her lower claves, exteneded her ankles toward me.
Cinnamon Roll 2010
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Before you said this, I was already thinking of The Diamond Age's claves —but that's all Stephenson anyway.
Exit, Voice, and Freedom: An Example, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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La tecnología, la participación y el poder de la marca son claves para estos desarrollos.
The Times & CUNY (and others) go hyperlocal « BuzzMachine 2009
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Sanabria then grabbed the claves, and told him: "You'll have to learn how to dance and play these at the same time."
Modiba: Max Pollak's RumbaTap: A Polyrhythmic Explosion Of Afro-Cuban Sounds (VIDEO) 2009
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The claves themselves are an interesting recording challenge: I have to hold them WAYYY back from the mic to avoid clipping.
OMG GROSS SLOPPY OBSCENE GET A ROOM DIRTY LURV boutell 2009
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También pasa por favor por este forum buscando "search" palabras claves "Spanish courses" y debe recibir varias recomendaciones hecho por nuestros companeros.
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