Clavicytheria
//ˌklæv.ə.saɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.ə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of clavicytherium. form-of, plural
"[W]e find indications of a keyed instrument after the year 1300, called the Clavicytherium, or keyed cithara. […] The clavichord and manichord, which we read of in [Wolfgang Amadeus] Mozart's letters, were only improved and better-made clavicytheria."
Example
More examples"[W]e find indications of a keyed instrument after the year 1300, called the Clavicytherium, or keyed cithara. […] The clavichord and manichord, which we read of in [Wolfgang Amadeus] Mozart's letters, were only improved and better-made clavicytheria."
Etymology
clavicytherium + -ia.
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