noun pl. sistrums or sistra
Origin: ME < L < Gr seistron < seiein, to shake < IE *tweisō- < base *twei-, to shake
See sistrum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Latin sīstrum
Origin: , from Greek seistron
Origin: , from seiein, to shake
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