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organistra

organistra is the plural of organistrum.

Meaning of organistrum

Noun

organistrum (plural organistrums or organistra)

  1. Any early form of hurdy-gurdy.
    • Those brought into use again were several forms of lutes, violins, and bagpipes, which were played upon proficiently by the "jongleurs," some of whom played also upon psalteries, organistrums, guitars, and tambours with great skill.1912, Frederick Converse Beach, The Americana

Questions about organistra

What is organistra the plural of?
Organistra is the plural of organistrum.

Words near organistra in the dictionary

  1. organisms
  2. organist
  3. organista
  4. organistas
  5. organistic
  6. organistra
  7. organistrum
  8. organistrums
  9. organists
  10. organistship
  11. organistships

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