i noun
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
Origin:
1700–10; < French: keyboard, in Old French, keyholder, equivalent to Latin clāvi(s) key + -ier -ier2
1700–10; < French: keyboard, in Old French, keyholder, equivalent to Latin clāvi(s) key + -ier -ier2
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| —n | |
| a. any keyboard instrument | |
| b. the keyboard itself | |
| [C18: from French: keyboard, from Old French (in the sense: key bearer), from Latin clāvis key] | |
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Word Origin & History
clavier
1708, "keyboard," from Fr. clavier, originallly "a key-bearer," from L. clavis "key" (see slot (2)). The Fr. word is the source of Ger. clavier, Du. klavier, etc.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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clavier
any stringed keyboard musical instrument in Germany from the late 17th century. The harpsichord, the clavichord, and, later, the piano bore the name.
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