cel·es·ti·na
| \ ˌseləˈstēnə, ˌche- \
plural celestinas
Definition of celestina
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: a keyboard instrument of the late 18th century that produced sustained tones by means of a moving band of silk that touched a string when the string's key was pressed
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The first known use of celestina was in 1787
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