cith·er (s th  r, s -)n. A cittern. [French cithare, kitaire, from Latin cithara, cithara; see cithara.] |
cither [ˈsɪθə], cithern [ˈsɪθən]
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(Music / Instruments) variants of cittern
[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 fingersdulcimer - 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 stringsguitar - a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking |
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