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ce·les·ta    Audio Help   (sə-lěs'tə)  Pronunciation Key  n.   A musical instrument with a keyboard and metal plates struck by hammers that produce bell-like tones. [French célesta, from céleste, celestial, from Latin caelestis; see celestial.]

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celesta

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a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard

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