dulcimer
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dulcimer /ˈdʌlsɪmə/
▶noun a musical instrument with a sounding board or box over which strings of graduated length are stretched, played by striking the strings with hand-held hammers.
– origin C15: from OFr. doulcemer, prob. from L. dulce melos ‘sweet melody’.
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