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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of cittern. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings wordnet
3. 3
   a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

citherncitolecitterncitterngitternzither

Etymology

From Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára). Doublet of cithara, guitar, and zither.

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