cither
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cith·er
(sĭth′ər, sĭth′-)n.
A cittern.
[French cithare, kitaire, from Latin cithara, cithara; see cithara.]
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cither
(ˈsɪθə) orcithern
n
(Instruments) variants of cittern
[C17: from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara lyre]
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Noun | 1. | cither - a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers dulcimer - a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound |
2. | cither - a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings guitar - a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking |
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