celeste
Meaning
- (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of celesta (“musical instrument”).
- (countable, uncountable) An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
- (countable, uncountable) Bleu celeste.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səˈlɛst/
Etymology
Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.
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