Cither
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noun.
A cittern.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Same as
cithern
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a musical instrument resembling a harp with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; the
zither
. It is played with a plectrum and with fingers.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Alternative form of
cittern
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
noun.
a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
Word Usage
"Nothing and no one, no pressure, cither from the right or from the left, will make me abandon the positions of perestroika and new thinking."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
guitar
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
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Synonym
Words with the same meaning
zither
zithern
variant
zither