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harpsichord

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
harpsichord /ˈhɑːpsɪkɔːd/

▶noun a keyboard instrument similar in shape to a grand piano, with horizontal strings plucked by points operated by depressing the keys.

– derivatives
harpsichordist noun.

– origin C17: from obs. Fr. harpechorde, from late L. harpa ‘harp’ + chorda ‘string’.

'harpsichord' also found in these Oxford entries:

cembalo - foot - jack - plectrum - spinet - stop

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