How to pronounce clavier
American English pronunciation
kluh-VEER
- IPA
- /kləˈvɪɹ/
- Syllables
- kluh · VEER (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- KLAV-ee-er
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What clavier means
The keyboard of an instrument such as a piano or organ
In a sentence: Her fingers raced up and down the clavier as she practiced her scales.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French, where it means keyboard, and goes back to the Latin word for key.
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