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cembalo
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cem·ba·lo  (chmb-l)
n. pl. cem·ba·los
A harpsichord.
[Italian, short for clavicembalo, from Medieval Latin clvicymbalum : Latin clvis, key + Latin cymbalum, cymbal; see cymbal.]
cemba·list (-b-lst) n.
cembalo [ˈtʃɛmbələʊ]
n pl -li [-lɪ], -los
(Music / Instruments) another word for harpsichord
[shortened from clavicembalo]
cembalist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cembalocembalo - a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
harpsichord
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
cembalo [ˈtʃembələʊ] N (cembalos or cembali (pl)) [ˈtʃembəlɪ] → clavicordio m, clave m
cembalo
n (Mus) → Cembalo nt


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