How to pronounce clavichord
American English pronunciation
KLAV-ih-kord
- IPA
- /ˈklævɪˌkɔɹd/
- Syllables
- KLAV · ih · kord (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What clavichord means
An old keyboard instrument that softly taps its strings
In a sentence: The clavichord played so softly that we had to lean close to hear it.
Where it comes from: It comes from German, from Latin words meaning key and string.
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