Schlüssel meaning and definition in german

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m ‎(genitive Schlüssels, plural Schlüssel)

1. individual key Der Schlüssel passt nicht. The key doesn't fit.
2. plural of Schlüssel: keys, bunch of keys Ich habe meine Schlüssel irgendwo vergessen. I left my keys somewhere.
3. short for certain compounds, such as Schraubenschlüssel ‎(“screw-wrench”) or Notenschlüssel ‎(“clef”)