"celesta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˈlɛstə/ [UK, US], /t͡ʃəˈlɛstə/ [UK, US] Forms: celestas [plural]
Etymology: From French célesta. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|célesta}} French célesta Head templates: {{en-noun}} celesta (plural celestas)
  1. (music) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard. Categories (topical): Musical instruments Synonyms: celeste Derived forms: celestist Translations (musical instrument): չելեստա (čʻelesta) (Armenian), zelesta (Basque), челеста (čelesta) (Bulgarian), celesta [feminine] (Catalan), 鋼片琴 (Chinese Mandarin), 钢片琴 (gāngpiànqín) (Chinese Mandarin), celesta (Finnish), célesta [masculine] (French), Celesta [feminine] (German), τσελέστα (tselésta) (Greek), ceileiste [feminine] (Irish), celesta [feminine] (Italian), チェレスタ (Japanese), 첼레스타 (chelleseuta) (Korean), celeste (Occitan), czelesta (Polish), celesta [feminine] (Portuguese), celestă (Romanian), челе́ста (čelésta) [feminine] (Russian), čelesta (Slovak), čelesta (Slovene), celesta (Spanish), celesta (Swedish), челеста (čelesta) (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "τσελέστα"
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      "sense": "musical instrument",
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      "sense": "musical instrument",
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      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "czelesta"
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