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celesta

[ suh-les-tuh ]

noun

  1. a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.


celesta

/ sɪˈlɛst; sɪˈlɛstə /

noun

  1. music a keyboard percussion instrument consisting of a set of steel plates of graduated length that are struck with key-operated hammers. The tone is an ethereal tinkling sound. Range: four octaves upwards from middle C
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of celesta1

1895–1900; < French célesta, for céleste, literally, heavenly ( celestial ); the -a for -e makes the name pseudo-Italian
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Word History and Origins

Origin of celesta1

C19: from French, Latinized variant of céleste heavenly
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Example Sentences

The instrument is called the Celesta Mustel, and costs 1,200 francs.

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