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psaltery

European box zither, named for ancient Greek psalterion harp
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psaltery

Summary

psaltery is a type of musical instrument[1]. psaltery has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • psaltery's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • psaltery is a type of Plucked string instrument[4].
  • psaltery is a type of box zither[5].
  • psaltery's Commons category is recorded as Psalteries[6].
  • psaltery's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • psaltery's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • psaltery's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 314.122[9].

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Definition and Type

psaltery's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include Plucked string instrument[4] and box zither[5].

Why It Matters

psaltery has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] psaltery is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q294941
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q294941, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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