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psal·ter·y (psal·try)
 psaltery (psaltry)
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- pronunciation:
- sawl
t
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noun |
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psalteries, psaltries |
| definition: |
a zitherlike musical instrument of the Middle Ages and Renaissance that has a flat trapezoidal body and numerous strings that are plucked with either the fingers or a plectrum.
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