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HARPSICHORD

\hˈɑːpsɪkˌɔːd], \hˈɑːpsɪkˌɔːd], \h_ˈɑː_p_s_ɪ_k_ˌɔː_d]\

Definitions of HARPSICHORD

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A stringed instrument with a keyboard, in general use before the advent of the piano.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

An old-fashioned musical instrument, resembling the pianoforte.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. A harp-shaped instrument of music, now superseded by the piano-forte.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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