semantron

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noun

A percussion instrument used chiefly in Eastern Orthodox monasteries to summon the brethren to prayer or to lead processions.

OriginAncient Greek σήμαντρον →
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nounsemantron (plural semantrons or semantra)

plural semantrons · plural semantra

  1. A percussion instrument used chiefly in Eastern Orthodox monasteries to summon the brethren to prayer or to lead processions.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσήμαντρον“a seal, signet, in MGr. a semantron”
  2. Englishsemantron

From Ancient Greek σήμαντρον (sḗmantron, “a seal, signet, in MGr. a semantron”), from σημαίνειν (sēmaínein, “to show by a sign, signify, in MGr. strike a semantron”), from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”).

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APA

semantron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantron

MLA

“semantron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semantron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantron.

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