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celesta^¹

/səˈlɛstə/ UK, US

Rhymes with -ɛstə

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Borrowed from French célesta.

noun celestas · celeste

A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
Similar: celeste

Celesta^²

proper noun

A female given name.

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noun musical instrument

Español	celesta
한국어	첼레스타 chelleseuta
日本語	チェレスタ
中文	鋼片琴 /钢片琴 gāngpiànqín
Português	celesta
Français	célesta
Deutsch	Celesta
Italiano	celesta
Ελληνικά	τσελέστα tselésta
Română	celestă
Русский	челе́ста čelésta

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@misc{celesta_2026,
  title = {celesta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/celesta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}