santoor

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san·toor

or san·tur S0080350 (sän′to͝or′)n. A Persian dulcimer typically having two rows of bridges and numerous strings, played with a pair of wooden sticks with curved ends.
[Arabic sanṭīr, sanṭūr, from Greek psaltērion, psaltery; see psaltery.]

santoor

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santour

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santur

n (Music, other) any of several types of dulcimer of Persian origin, usually trapezoidal in shape, played mainly in India, the Middle East, and Turkey. Also called: santir [from Arabic, originally from Ancient Greek psaltērion; see psaltery]