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CELESTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does celesta mean?
• CELESTA (noun)
The noun CELESTA has 1 sense:
1. a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
Familiarity information: CELESTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("celesta" is a kind of...):
keyboard instrument (a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard)
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