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dulcitone

Syllabification: (dul·ci·tone)
Pronunciation: /ˈdəlsəˌtōn/
Definition of dulcitone

noun

  • a musical keyboard instrument in which a series of steel tuning forks is struck by hammers. It was invented in the late 19th century and was superseded by the celesta.

Origin:

late 19th century: coined by T. Machell, the instrument's inventor, from Latin dulcis 'sweet' + tonus 'tone'

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