What does clavecin mean?
noun
A stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, played by plucking the strings with the fingers, typically having a square or trapezoidal soundbox and a set of strings stretched between two parallel bars.
Example
"The clavecin was a popular instrument in 17th-century Europe, particularly in the courts of France and England."
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