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HARPSICHORD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
Synonyms:
cembalo; harpsichord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("harpsichord" is a kind of...):
clavier; Klavier (a stringed instrument that has a keyboard)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harpsichord"):
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)
Derivation:
harpsichordist (someone who plays the harpsichord)
