ˈklavəˌkȯrd, -ȯ(ə)d noun
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Etymology: Medieval Latin clavichordium, from clavi- clavi- (I) + -chordium -chord
: an early keyboard instrument smaller and much weaker in tone than the piano, having strings pressed by tangents attached directly to the key ends, the pitch produced by any one string being determined by the point at which it was divided by the tangent — compare monochord