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| harp·si·chord [ hrpsi kàwrd ] (plural harp·si·chords) |
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plucked keyboard instrument: a keyboard instrument resembling a piano that has horizontal strings plucked by leather or quill points connected to the keys. It was superseded by the piano in the 19th century.
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| [Early 17th century. < French harpechorde< Latin harpa "harp" + chorda "string"] |
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 harp·si·chord·ist noun |
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