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Meaning of ravalement in English:

ravalement

Pronunciation /ˈravalmɒ̃/

noun

Music

  • The action or an instance of rebuilding a keyboard instrument so as to modify and extend its range; an instrument modified in this way.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Ralph Russell (b. 1918). From French ravalement from ravaler to bring down + -ment.