CLAVIER


Meaning of CLAVIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klə-ˈvir; ˈklā-vē-ər, ˈkla- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Old French, key bearer, from Latin clavis

Date: 1694

1. : the keyboard of a musical instrument

2.

[German Klavier, from French clavier ]

: an early keyboard instrument

• cla·vier·ist klə-ˈvir-ist; ˈklā-vē-ə-rist, ˈkla- noun

• cla·vier·is·tic klə-ˌvi-ˈris-tik; ˌklā-vē-ə-ˈris-tik, ˌkla- adjective

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