psalterium

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psalterium

/sɒlˈtɪəriəm/ UK
/sɔːlˈtɪəriəm/ UK
/sɔlˈtɪriəm/ US
/sɑlˈtɪriəm/ US

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Learned borrowing from Latin psalterium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion). Doublet of psalter, psalterion, and psaltery.

noun psalteria

An omasum.
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)

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noun zither-like instrument

Français	tambourin à cordes

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@misc{psalterium_2026,
  title = {psalterium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/psalterium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}