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harpsichord

DEFINITIONS OF: harpsichord

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n a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots

Synonyms:
cembalo
Types:
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
Type of:
Klavier, clavier
a stringed instrument that has a keyboard
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