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clavier

keyboard

noun klah-VYEH Rare

Origin: From Latin 'clavis' (key).

Usage Note

Clavier covers both a musical keyboard (piano, organ, harpsichord) and a computer or phone keyboard. A piano's keyboard can be called le clavier while a synthesiser has des claviers multiples. The person who plays keyboard in a band is un claviériste.

Examples

"Elle tape vite sur son clavier."

Natural Translation

She types quickly on her keyboard.

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