harpsichord
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- IPA /ˈhɑː(ɹ)p.sɪ.kɔː(ɹ)d/
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harpsichord noun
- A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. Harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.
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continuoharpsichonharpclaviharpharpeharmoniumautoharpharmoniphonetelharmoniumharmoniphonelectric harpharp guitarharpstringjew's harpharmonometerwelsh harp
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