Cithern

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A musical instrument having metal strings which are played with a plectrum.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. See cittern.
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  • noun. Alternative form of cittern.
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  • noun. a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
    • Word Usage
    "The breeze that stirred the tapestries on the wall brought faint noises from the streets of Peshkhauri - occasional snatches of wailing song, or the thrum of a cithern."
    cross-reference
    bow cithern  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    guitar  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Dobro  bagpipe  batwings  bodhran  bouzouki  
    variant
    cittern  
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