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clavier

/ˈklævɪɚ/

clavier noun: the keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.

clavier: the keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium
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Noun

clavier (plural claviers)

  1. The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
    • […]play certain of the stops in octaves to each other, while merely touching single notes on the clavier1870, A Description of the Grand Organ in the Town Hall, Leeds

Forms of clavier

pluralclaviers

Origin of clavier

Borrowed from French clavier (“keyboard”), from Latin clavis (“key”).

Words formed from clavier

Phrases with clavier

Questions about clavier

What does clavier mean?
Clavier means the keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
What part of speech is clavier?
Clavier is a noun.
How do you pronounce clavier?
Clavier is pronounced /ˈklævɪɚ/.
What is the plural of clavier?
The plural of clavier is claviers.

Words near clavier in the dictionary

  1. clavicymbalums
  2. clavicytheria
  3. clavicytherium
  4. clavicytheriums
  5. clavie
  6. clavier
  7. clavierist
  8. clavieristic
  9. clavierists
  10. claviers
  11. clavies

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