n. pl. cem·ba·los A harpsichord. [Italian, short for clavicembalo, from Medieval Latin clāvicymbalum : Latin clāvis, key + Latin cymbalum, cymbal; see CYMBAL.] cemba·list (-bə-lĭst) n. |
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