cit·tern (s t  rn) also cith·ern (sthrn, s -)n. A 16th-century guitar with a flat, pear-shaped body. [Perhaps blend of Latin cithara, cithara; see cithara, and obsolete English gittern (from Middle English, from Old French guiterne, from Latin cithara).] |
cittern [ˈsɪtɜːn], cither, cithern
n
(Music / Instruments) a medieval stringed instrument resembling a lute but having wire strings and a flat back Compare gittern
[perhaps a blend of cither + gittern]
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