Plural of clavicembalo; multiple keyboard instruments like harpsichords or similar plucked-string keyboard instruments.
From Italian 'clavicembalo' (harpsichord), plural 'clavicembali.' From 'clavi-' (key) + 'cembalo' (cymbal or string instrument). Medieval Latin and Italian origin.
In museum inventories and historical records of European courts, you'll see 'several clavicembali' listed in royal collections—these were expensive, prized instruments that showed wealth and cultural sophistication.
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