English Explanatory Dictionary

manichord

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clavichord.

Word forms

manichord manichords

Etymology

From Latin monochordon, from Ancient Greek μονόχορδον (monókhordon), influenced by Latin manus (“hand”). So called because it originally had only one string. See monochord.

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