clavier

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clavier

/ˈklævɪɚ/
/kləˈvɪɚ/

Rhymes with -ævɪə(ɹ), -ɪə(ɹ)

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

noun claviers

The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium. […]play certain of the stops in octaves to each other, while merely touching single notes on the clavier

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@misc{clavier_2026,
  title = {clavier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clavier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}