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- Greek · derived fromφωνή
- Greek · derived fromτύπος
- English todaytypophone
From Greek τύπος (týpos) + Greek φωνή (foní), equivalent to typo- + -phone.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
typophone
Today it means: A musical keyboard instrument that produces sound by striking tuned brass rods that are coupled to a spruce soundboard. It was a precursor to the celesta. Full definition →
Greek τύπος