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harpsichon

harpsichon is the obsolete form of harpsichord.

Meaning of harpsichord

Noun

harpsichord (plural harpsichords)

  1. A stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, the mechanical precusor to the fortepiano, in which each key causes a plectrum to pluck a corresponding tuned string, producing a bright, sharp tone similar to that of a harp.

Forms of harpsichon

pluralharpsichons

Questions about harpsichon

What is harpsichon the obsolete form of?
Harpsichon is the obsolete form of harpsichord.

Words near harpsichon in the dictionary

  1. harps of David
  2. harps on
  3. harps on one string
  4. harps on the same string
  5. Harpses
  6. harpsichon
  7. harpsichons
  8. harpsichord
  9. harpsichordist
  10. harpsichordists
  11. harpsichordlike

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Adapted from Wiktionary: harpsichon (page history and authors); harpsichord (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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