DULCIMER - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
Categories: Stringed instrument
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
Categories: Zither, Cither, Zithern
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "dulcimer" comes from Ancient Greek μέλος. It started in Latin . Then it appeared in Old French doulcemelle.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.