Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
Similar
omasumthird stomach
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekψαλτήριον
- Latinpsalterium
- Englishpsalterium
Learned borrowing from Latin psalterium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion). Doublet of psalter, psalterion, and psaltery.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tamborí de cordes
- tamborí de cordeszither-like instrument
French tambourin à cordes
- tambourin à cordeszither-like instrument
Polish psalterium, psalterion
- psalteriumzither-like instrument
- psalterionzither-like instrument
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with psalterium
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
psalterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psalterium
MLA
“psalterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psalterium. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psalterium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psalterium.
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