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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
harpsichord
harp·si·chord [harpsichord harpsichords] BrE [ˈhɑːpsɪkɔːd] NAmE [ˈhɑːrpsɪkɔːrd] noun
an early type of musical instrument similar to a piano, but with strings that are plucked (= pulled), not hit
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from obsolete French harpechorde, from late Latin harpa ‘harp’  chorda ‘string’ (the insertion of the letter s being unexplained).
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