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key signature

–noun Music.
(in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.

Origin:
1870–75
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n.   Music
The group of sharps or flats placed to the right of the clef on a staff to identify the key.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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