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cith·a·ra

(sĭth′ər-ə, kĭth′-) also kith·a·ra (kĭth′-)

n. Music

An ancient instrument resembling the lyre.

[Latin, from Greek kitharā.]

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cithara

(ˈsɪθərə) or

kithara

(Instruments) a stringed musical instrument of ancient Greece and elsewhere, similar to the lyre and played with a plectrum

[C18: from Greek kithara]

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kith•a•ra

(ˈkɪθ ər ə)

also cithara

n., pl. -ras.

a lyrelike musical instrument of ancient Greece having a wooden soundbox.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Greek kithára lyre; compare guitar, zither]

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In 1112 the Polish Prince Zbigniew brought a group of musicians (simphonia musicorum) playing on citharas and drums to Bohemia.