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psalterium

UK/sɒlˈtɪəriəm/US/sɔlˈtɪriəm/

psalterium noun: an omasum.

Noun

psalterium (plural psalteria)

  1. An omasum.
  2. A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)

Forms of psalterium

pluralpsalteria

Origin of psalterium

Learned borrowing from Latin psalterium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion). Doublet of psalter, psalterion, and psaltery.

Words formed from psalterium

Words that rhyme with psalterium

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Questions about psalterium

What does psalterium mean?
Psalterium means an omasum.
What part of speech is psalterium?
Psalterium is a noun.
How do you pronounce psalterium?
Psalterium is pronounced /sɒlˈtɪəriəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of psalterium?
The plural of psalterium is psalteria.

Words near psalterium in the dictionary

  1. psalteries
  2. psalterion
  3. psalterions
  4. psalterist
  5. psalterists
  6. psalterium
  7. psalters
  8. psaltery
  9. psaltes
  10. psaltress
  11. psaltries

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