dulcimer
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dulcimer
- /ˈdʌl.sɪ.mɚ/ US
- /ˈdʌl.sɪ.mə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Old French doulcemelle, probably from Latin dulce melos (“sweet song”), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “melody, song”).
noun dulcimers
- A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers). A damsel with a dulcimer / In a vision once I saw: / It was an Abyssinian maid / And on her dulcimer she played, / Singing of Mount Abora.
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Talk about this word "dulcimer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dulcimer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dulcimer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dulcimer "dulcimer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dulcimer.Cite this
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title = {dulcimer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dulcimer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
