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clavicembalo

clavicembalo noun: a harpsichord.

Noun

clavicembalo (plural clavicembalos or clavicembali)

  1. (historical) A harpsichord.
    • Also we recall that Agnesi's life was bound up with that of a younger sister, Maria Teresa, who is known in the history of music as a composer and pianist, that is, virtuoso on the clavicembalo.1970, Edna Kramer, The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics, Princeton, published 1982, page 706
    • He taught me composition and how to improve my playing on the clavicembalo [translating Jnſtrument] and also the harp […].1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.17, Dedalus 2016, p. 253

Forms of clavicembalo

pluralclavicembalos
pluralclavicembali

Origin of clavicembalo

Borrowed from Italian clavicembalo.

Questions about clavicembalo

What does clavicembalo mean?
Clavicembalo means a harpsichord.
What part of speech is clavicembalo?
Clavicembalo is a noun.
What is the plural of clavicembalo?
The plural of clavicembalo is clavicembalos.

Words near clavicembalo in the dictionary

  1. Clavettes
  2. clavi
  3. claviature
  4. claviatures
  5. clavicembali
  6. clavicembalo
  7. clavicembalos
  8. clavicepitaceous
  9. clavichord
  10. clavichordist
  11. clavichordists

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