klezmorim
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| —n | |
| 1. | a Jewish folk musician, usually a member of a small band |
| 2. | Also called: klezmer music the music performed by such a band |
| [Yiddish] | |
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klezmer
late 19c. (plural klezmorim); originally, "an itinerant East European Jewish professional musician," from Heb. kley zemer, lit. "vessels of song," thus "musical instruments."
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