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Clave vs Clive - What's the difference?

clave | clive |

As verbs the difference between clave and clive

is that clave is past tense of cleave while clive is to climb; ascend.

As nouns the difference between clave and clive

is that clave is one half of a set of claves, a percussion instrument consisting of two sticks, one of which is used to strike the other while clive is burdock or agrimony.

As a proper noun Clive is

{{surname|topographic|from=Old English}} - someone who lived near a cliff ( Old English clif).

clave

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (archaic) (cleave)
  • * , Genesis, 22:3
    • And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
  • * , Ruth 1:14
    • And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1868
    • , author=Thomas Malory , title=Le Morte D'Arthur , chapter=11 , url= , isbn= , page= , passage=Sir Launcelot put his shield afore him, and put the stroke away of the one giant, and with his sword he clave his head asunder.}}

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) clave, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (musical instruments) One half of a set of claves, a percussion instrument consisting of two sticks, one of which is used to strike the other.
  • (music) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.

    • See also

    * *

    Anagrams

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    clive

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • - someone who lived near a cliff ( (etyl) clif ).
  • derived from the surname. Popular in Britain in mid-twentieth century.
  • * 1949 (Mazo de la Roche), Mary Wakefield , Dundurn Press (2009), ISBN 1550028774, page 132:
    • "I suppose you," she said, "were named for General Clive ." "I was. And my father was named for General Brock."
  • A village in Alberta.
  • A city in Iowa.
  • A town in New Zealand.
  • A village in Shropshire, England.