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Cristoforian

Cristoforian adjective: of or relating to Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731), Italian maker of musical instruments, generally regarded as the inventor of the piano.

Adjective

Cristoforian (comparative more Cristoforian, superlative most Cristoforian)

  1. Of or relating to Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731), Italian maker of musical instruments, generally regarded as the inventor of the piano.
    • In defiance of Cristoforian tradition, the bass end of the bridge terminates in the typical Italian short mitered section and the bass strings are hitched on the soundboard.1999, Early Keyboard Journal, volumes 16-17, page 44

Forms of Cristoforian

comparativemore Cristoforian
superlativemost Cristoforian

Origin of Cristoforian

From Cristofori + -an.

Questions about Cristoforian

What does Cristoforian mean?
Cristoforian means of or relating to Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731), Italian maker of musical instruments, generally regarded as the inventor of the piano.
What part of speech is Cristoforian?
Cristoforian is an adjective.

Words near Cristoforian in the dictionary

  1. Cristo Rey
  2. Cristobal
  3. cristobalite
  4. cristobalites
  5. cristoballite
  6. Cristoforian
  7. Cristolț
  8. cristopathy
  9. Cristos
  10. cristospina
  11. cristospine

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