"celeste" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˈlɛst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-celeste.wav Forms: celestes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|céleste||heavenly}} French céleste (“heavenly”), {{der|en|la|caelestis}} Latin caelestis Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} celeste (countable and uncountable, plural celestes)
  1. (music) Alternative form of celesta, a musical instrument. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: celesta (extra: a musical instrument) Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-celeste-en-noun--JgltY~P Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-celeste-en-noun-pKIYJQov Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (heraldry) Bleu celeste. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Heraldic tinctures
    Sense id: en-celeste-en-noun-uUlbdtF1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 2 0 14 1 1 18 0 0 5 0 0 1 3 17 17 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 12 1 1 23 0 0 6 0 0 1 3 15 15 0 6 0 1 1 0 1 6 6 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: celestist Related terms: bleu celeste

Inflected forms

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