dulciana


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dulciana

(ˌdʌlsɪˈɑːnə)
n
(Instruments) a sweet-toned organ stop, controlling metal pipes of narrow scale
[C18: from Latin dulcis sweet]
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Noun 1. dulciana - the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality
organ stop - a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality
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