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celesta

ce·les·ta [ sə léstə ] (plural ce·les·tas) or ce·leste [ sə lést ] (plural ce·lestes)


noun 
Definition:
 
keyboard instrument: a musical instrument with keys that make hammers strike metal plates to create a soft tinkling sound

[Late 19th century. Alteration of French céleste "celestial" < Latin caelestis (see celestial)]
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