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pantaleon
noun
pan·tal·e·on
\pan‧ˈtalēˌän\
variants: less commonly
pantalon
\ˈpantəˌlän\Definition of pantaleon
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: a large dulcimer invented about 1700 having from 100 to 250 gut and metal strings struck with wooden mallets
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Origin and Etymology of pantaleon
German pantalon, pantaleon, from Pantaleon Hebenstreit †1750 German musician, its inventor
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