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clavicytheria

Syllables: clav·i·cy·ther·iaUK/ˌklæv.ə.saɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.ə/US/ˌklæv.ə.saɪˈθɪə.ɹi.ə/

clavicytheria is the plural of clavicytherium.

Meaning of clavicytherium

Noun

clavicytherium (plural clavicytheriums or clavicytheria)

  1. A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
    • [T]he harpſichord is an improvement of the Clavicitherium, an inſtrument known in England in Gower's time by the name of the Citole, from Cistella, a little cheſt.1776, John Hawkins, “Preliminary Discourse”, in A General History of the Science and Practice of Music, … In Five Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for T[homas] Payne and Son, at the Mews-Gate...

Forms of clavicytheria

alternative formclavicitheria

Origin of clavicytheria

clavicytherium + -ia.

Questions about clavicytheria

What is clavicytheria the plural of?
Clavicytheria is the plural of clavicytherium.
How do you pronounce clavicytheria?
Clavicytheria is pronounced /ˌklæv.ə.saɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.ə/ (UK).

Words near clavicytheria in the dictionary

  1. clavicylinders
  2. clavicymbal
  3. clavicymbals
  4. clavicymbalum
  5. clavicymbalums
  6. clavicytheria
  7. clavicytherium
  8. clavicytheriums
  9. clavie
  10. clavier
  11. clavierist

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