celesta

(sə les′tə)

noun

a small keyboard instrument with hammers that strike small metal plates to produce bell-like tones

Origin: Fr célesta < céleste, celestial

See celesta in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A musical instrument with a keyboard and metal plates struck by hammers that produce bell-like tones.

Origin:

Origin: French célesta

Origin: , from céleste, celestial

Origin: , from Latin caelestis; see Celestial

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