Meaning & use
clavier
A keyboard instrument, such as a harpsichord, clavichord, or piano, especially in older usage.
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Bach composed dozens of pieces intended to be played on the clavier.
The museum displays an eighteenth-century clavier alongside other early keyboard instruments.
A note on using this word
Clavier is now mostly a historical or literary term, best known from titles like Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Words with a similar meaning
keyboard instrument
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