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harpsichordlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From harpsichord + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a harpsichord.
   • Here it was the province of an electronic harpsichordlike timbre (presumably from a laptop) and an electric bass, played assertively by Zach Layton and supported by the drummer, David Justh. 2007 December 1, Allan Kozinn, “That Same Old Beat, With Brand-New Choices”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2018:

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