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Noun: clavichord  'kla-vu,kord
  1. An early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound
    "The musician demonstrated the soft, expressive tones of the clavichord"

Derived forms: clavichords

Type of: keyboard instrument, stringed instrument

Encyclopedia: Clavichord