celesta

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UK, US/səˈlɛstə/

noun

A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.

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celeste
OriginFrench célesta →
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Meanings

celesta1

nouncelesta (plural celestas)

plural celestas · alternative celeste

  1. entertainmentA musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.

    Synonyms: celeste

Celesta2

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.

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celeste

Origin

  1. Frenchcélesta
  2. Frenchcélesta
  3. Englishcelesta

Borrowed from French célesta.

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Translations

Basque zelesta
  • zelestamusical instrument
Bulgarian челеста
  • челеста (čelesta)musical instrument
Catalan celesta
  • celestamusical instrument
Chinese Mandarin 鋼片琴 /钢片琴
  • 鋼片琴 /钢片琴 (gāngpiànqín)musical instrument
Finnish celesta
  • celestamusical instrument
French célesta
  • célestamusical instrument
German Celesta
  • Celestamusical instrument
Greek τσελέστα
  • τσελέστα (tselésta)musical instrument
Irish ceileiste
  • ceileistemusical instrument
Italian celesta
  • celestamusical instrument
Japanese チェレスタ
  • チェレスタmusical instrument
Korean 첼레스타
  • 첼레스타 (chelleseuta)musical instrument
Polish czelesta
  • czelestamusical instrument
Portuguese celesta
  • celestamusical instrument
Romanian celestă
  • celestămusical instrument
Russian челе́ста
  • челе́ста (čelésta)musical instrument
Slovak čelesta
  • čelestamusical instrument
Spanish celesta
  • celestamusical instrument
Swedish celesta
  • celestamusical instrument
Ukrainian челеста
  • челеста (čelesta)musical instrument

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with celesta

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Anagrams

CasteelSalceteLecatesEscatel
Cite this entry
APA

celesta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celesta

MLA

“celesta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celesta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celesta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celesta.

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