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clavichord

clav·i·chord [ klávvi kàwrd ] (plural clav·i·chords)


noun 
Definition:
 
early keyboard instrument: a keyboard instrument of the 15th to 19th centuries, a precursor of the modern piano, in which small wedges strike horizontal strings to produce a soft sound

[15th century. < medieval Latin clavichordium< Latin clavis "key" + chorda "string"]

clav·i·chord·ist noun
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