dulcimer
[ duhl-suh-mer ]
/ ˈdʌl sə mər /
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noun
Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer . a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.
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dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, Dulce Gulf, dulcet, dulciana, dulcify, dulcimer, dulcinea, dulcitol, Dulcolax, Dulcy, dulia
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British Dictionary definitions for dulcimer
dulcimer
/ (ˈdʌlsɪmə) /
noun music
a tuned percussion instrument consisting of a set of strings of graduated length stretched over a sounding board and struck with a pair of hammers
an instrument used in US folk music, consisting of an elliptical body, a fretted fingerboard, and usually three strings plucked with a goose quill
Word Origin for dulcimer
C15: from Old French doulcemer, from Old Italian dolcimelo, from dolce sweet, from Latin dulcis + -melo, perhaps from Greek melos song
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