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clavier definition

cla·vier (klə vir′; for 1 & 3, also klā′vē ər, klav′ē ər)

noun

  1. the keyboard of an organ, harpsichord, piano, etc.
  2. any stringed instrument that has a keyboard
  3. a dummy keyboard used for silent practice

Etymology: Fr, keyboard, orig., a key holder < L clavis, a key: see close; claviersense via Ger klavier

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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