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Key

/ki/
A small piece of metal used to open or close a lock

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Examples:

Tom gave Nancy the key to his apartment.

I have enclosed the keys to my apartment, dear Anne.

A key difference between Mediocristan and Extremistan is scalability.

Etymology:

etymology
The word key originates from the Old English cæg, related to the Old Norse kuggi (locking piece), stemming from Proto-Germanic *kaigô.

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