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psaltery

noun psal·tery \ ˈsäl-t(ə-)rē , ˈsȯl- \
variants: or less commonly psaltry

Definition of psaltery

plural psalteries also psaltries
: an ancient musical instrument resembling the zither

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Origin and Etymology of psaltery

Middle English psalterie, from Anglo-French, from Latin psalterium, from Greek psaltērion, from psallein to play on a stringed instrument

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