noun

harpsichord

harpsichord

The musician played a baroque piece on the harpsichord.

The musician played a baroque piece on the harpsichord.

((a harpsichord)) a keyboard instrument She plays the harpsichord.

piano, clavichord, spinet

From Italian 'arpicordo', from 'arpa' (harp) + 'corda' (string, chord).

Think of it as a 'harp' that is played with 'chords' via a keyboard. It's an ancestor of the piano.

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