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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian cembalo (harpsichord).

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Cemb. (plural Cemb.)

  1. (music, always capitalized, used in musical notation to indicate staffs to be played with harpsichord)
    Abbreviation of harpsichord.

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Cemb. m (invariable)

  1. (music) Abbreviation of cembalo (cembalo).