celesta

noun ce·les·ta \sə-ˈles-tə, chə-\

Definition of CELESTA

: a keyboard instrument with hammers that strike steel plates producing a tone similar to that of a glockenspiel

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ce·les·ta or ce·leste \sə-ˈlest, chə-\

French célesta, alteration of céleste, literally, heavenly, from Latin caelestis

First Known Use: 1899

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