| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| voix céleste |
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| SYLLABICATION: | voix cé·leste |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  vwä s -l st |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. voix cé·lestes (s-lst)
Music An organ stop that produces a gentle tremolo effect. Also called vox angelica. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French : voix, voice + céleste, celestial.
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