cembalo

cem·ba·lo

[chem-buh-loh]
noun, plural cem·ba·li [chem-buh-lee] , cem·ba·los. Music.

Origin:
1795–1805; < Italian (clavi)cembalo < Latin cymbalum cymbal

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cembalo (ˈtʃɛmbələʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -li, -los
another word for harpsichord
 
[C19: shortened from clavicembalo]
 
'cembalist
 
n

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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