clavicytherium

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clav⋅i⋅cy⋅the⋅ri⋅um

[klav-uh-sahy-theer-ee-uh

–noun, plural -the⋅ri⋅a [-theer-ee-uh]

an upright harpsichord.

Origin:
1505–15; clavi- < ML clāvis key + cytherium, for L citara kithara

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clavicytherium

a type of vertically strung harpsichord.

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