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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cressellecrotal

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon, “clapper, castanet, rattle”). Doublet of crotal.

Related phrases

ancient greece

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