clavier

Pronunciation: /ˈklævɪɚ/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a bank of keys on a musical instrument
  2. noun a stringed instrument that has a keyboard

Etymology

Borrowed from French clavier (“keyboard”), from Latin clavis (“key”).

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Synonyms

piano keyboard, fingerboard

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
keyboard

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