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CLAVICHORD

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clav⋅i⋅chord

  [klav-i-kawrd]
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–noun
an early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < ML clāvichordium, equiv. to L clāvi(s) key + chord(a) chord 2 + -ium -ium

Related forms:
clav⋅i⋅chord⋅ist, noun
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clav·i·chord   (klāv'ĭ-kôrd')   
n.  An early keyboard instrument with a soft sound produced by small brass wedges striking horizontal strings.

[Middle English clavicord, from Medieval Latin clāvichordium : Latin clāvis, key + Latin chorda, string; see cord.]
clav'i·chord'ist n.
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Word Origin & History

clavichord 
1457, from M.L. clavicordium, from L. clavis "a key" (see slot (2)) + chorda "a string" (see cord).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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