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noun, masculine

clavecin

/klav.sɛ̃/

noun, masculine/klav.sɛ̃/plural: clavecins

harpsichord (musical instrument)

Related: claveciniste, clavecineau

From Medieval Latin clāvicymbalum (compare Italian clavicembalo), from clāvis (“key”) + cymbalum (“dulcimer, cymbal”).