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ceˇlesˇta  audio  (s-lst) KEY  also ceˇleste  (-lst) KEY 

NOUN:
A musical instrument with a keyboard and metal plates struck by hammers that produce bell-like tones.

ETYMOLOGY:
French célesta, from céleste, celestial, from Latin caelestis ; see celestial


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