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Word: Harpsichord
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century: from obsolete French harpechorde, from late Latin harpa ‘harp’ + chorda ‘string’ (the insertion of the letter s being unexplained)
ˈhɑːpsɪkɔːd
a keyboard instrument with horizontal strings which run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case, and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries.
Short Definition:keyboard instrument with horizontal strings which run perpendicular to keyboard in long tapering case, and are plucked by points of quill
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