harpsichord
Meaning of harpsichord
noun
a keyboard instrument with horizontal strings which run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case, and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries.
early 17th century: from obsolete French harpechorde, from late Latin harpa ‘harp’ + chorda ‘string’ (the insertion of the letter s being unexplained).
Information about harpsichord
- It is a name.
- The plural form of harpsichord is: harpsichords.
- Languages in which harpsichord is used:
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Hyphenation of harpsichord
harp-si-chord
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- harpsichord is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
harpsichord synonyms
Meaning cembalo:
Translation of harpsichord
- French: clavecin
- Spanish: clavicémbalo
- German: Cembalo
- Portuguese: cravo
- Italian: clavicembalo, gravicembalo
Words that rhyme with harpsichord
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