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celesta definition

ce·lesta (sə les′tə)

noun

a small keyboard instrument with hammers that strike small metal plates to produce bell-like tones
also celeste ce·leste′ (sə lest′)

Etymology: Fr célesta < céleste, celestial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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