celesta
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noun \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-\
Origin of CELESTA
French célesta, alteration of céleste, literally, heavenly, from Latin caelestis
First Known Use: 1899
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