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harpsicord

harpsicord is the dated 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 harpsicord

pluralharpsicords

Questions about harpsicord

What is harpsicord the dated form of?
Harpsicord is the dated form of harpsichord.

Words near harpsicord in the dictionary

  1. harpsichord
  2. harpsichordist
  3. harpsichordists
  4. harpsichordlike
  5. harpsichords
  6. harpsicord
  7. harpsicords
  8. Harpster
  9. Harpsters
  10. harpstring
  11. harpstrings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: harpsicord (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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