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clavichord

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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clav·i·chord /ˈklævəkɔːd $ -kɔːrd/ noun [countable]  APMa musical instrument like a piano, that was played especially in the past 〔尤指旧时的〕古钢琴,击弦古钢琴
Examples from the Corpus
clavichordNew little clavichord in his study, seventeenth century, and over his desk his charts and diagrams.I've got up again and put on G.P.'s clavichord record.When Cristofori built his pianos of the 1720s, the harpsichord and the clavichord were the usual stringed keyboard instruments.One must simply accept these performances at face value and forget about problems of piano versus harpsichord versus clavichord.
Origin clavichord (1400-1500) Medieval Latin clavichordium, from Latin clavis key + chorda string
clav·i·chord nounChineseSyllable
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clavichord
clavichord /ˈklævəkɔːd, ˈklævɪkɔːd $ -kɔːrd/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: clavichordium, from Latin clavis 'key' + chorda 'string'
a musical instrument like a piano, that was played especially in the past


clavi·chordBrE /ˈklævɪkɔːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklævɪkɔːrd/ 🔊 nounan early type of musical instrument, like a piano with a very soft tone 击弦键琴