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Noun: clavier  kla-vee-u(r) or klu'veer
  1. A stringed instrument that has a keyboard
    "Bach composed many pieces for the clavier";
    - Klavier
     
  2. A bank of keys on a musical instrument
    "Her fingers glided across the clavier as she played";
    - piano keyboard, fingerboard

Derived forms: claviers

Type of: keyboard, keyboard instrument, stringed instrument

Part of: accordion, forte-piano, organ, piano, pianoforte, pipe organ, squeeze box

Encyclopedia: Clavier, Liège