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Word: Sistrum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek seistron, from seiein ‘to shake’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɪstrəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal frame with transverse metal rods which rattled when the instrument was shaken.
Short Definition:musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of metal frame with transverse metal rods which rattled when instrument was shaken
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