seraphine

noun

ser·​a·​phine

ˈserəˌfēn

variants or less commonly seraphina

ˌ⸗⸗ˈfēnə

plural -s

: a 19th century English keyboard reed instrument similar to the American organ

Word History

Etymology

seraph + -ina

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