Meaning of the word harpsichord in English
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harpsichord
US /ˈhɑːrp.sɪ.kɔːrd/
UK /ˈhɑːrp.sɪ.kɔːrd/
Noun
1.
a keyboard instrument, popular from the 16th to 18th centuries, in which the strings are plucked by quills rather than struck with hammers like in a piano, producing a distinctive bright and somewhat metallic sound.
Example:
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The musician played a baroque piece on the harpsichord.
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Unlike a piano, a harpsichord's strings are plucked, not hammered.
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