Main Entry:

cla·vier

Pronunciation:

\klə-ˈvir; ˈklā-vē-ər, ˈkla-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Old French, key bearer, from Latin clavis

Date:

1694

1: the keyboard of a musical instrument2 [German Klavier, from French clavier] : an early keyboard instrument

— cla·vier·ist \klə-ˈvir-ist; ˈklā-vē-ə-rist, ˈkla-\ noun

— cla·vier·is·tic \klə-ˌvi-ˈris-tik; ˌklā-vē-ə-ˈris-tik, ˌkla-\ adjective