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lautenclavicymbal

American

[lout-n-klah-vee-tseem-buhl] / ˈlaʊt nˌklɑ viˌtsim bəl /

noun

a harpsichord with strings of gut rather than metal.

Etymology

Origin of lautenclavicymbal

< German: literally, lute-clavichord. See lute ¹, clavichord, cymbal

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