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harpsichord
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harp·si·chord  (härps-kôrd, -krd)
n.
A keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by means of quills or plectrums.

[Alteration of obsolete French harpechorde, from Italian arpicordo : arpa, harp (from Late Latin harpa, of Germanic origin) + corda, string (from Latin chorda, from Greek khord; see gher- in Indo-European roots).]

harpsi·chordist n.

harpsichord
Noun
a keyboard instrument, resembling a small piano, with strings that are plucked mechanically [Late Latin harpa harp + Latin chorda string]
harpsichordist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harpsichordharpsichord - a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
Klavier, clavier - a stringed instrument that has a keyboard
spinet - early model harpsichord with only one string per note
pair of virginals, virginal - a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
Translations

harpsichord [ˈhɑːpsɪkɔːd] nclavecin m
harpsichord [ˈhɑːpsɪkɔːd] nCembalo nt
harpsichord [ˈhɑːpsɪkɔːd] nclavicembalo

harpsichord
n harpsichord [ˈhaːpsikoːd]
a type of early keyboard musical instrument. klavesimbel مِعْزَف قيثاري клавесин cembalo cembalo das Cembalo κλαβεσίνο (μουσ.) clavicordio, clavicémbalo klavessiin هارپسی کورد cembalo clavecin צֶ'מבַּלוֹ हार्पसीकार्ड (वाद्य यंत्र) (klavi)cembalo (prijašnji oblik klavira) csembaló harpsikor semball arpicordo ハープシコード 하프시코드 klavesinas klavihords hapsikod klavecimbel cembalo klawesyn cravo clavecin клавесин čembalo čembalo klavsen cembalo คอร์ดเพลง klâvsen, çimbalo 拔弦鋼琴 клавесин کلیدی تختہ والا ساز đàn clavico ,键琴


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