celeste

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of celesta (“musical instrument”).
  2. An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
  3. Bleu celeste.
name
  1. A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].
  2. A minor city in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Pronunciation

/səˈlɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-celeste.wav

Word forms

celeste celestes

Etymology

Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.

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