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sitar
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si·tar  (s-tär)
n.
A stringed instrument of India made of seasoned gourds and teak and having a track of 20 movable frets with 6 or 7 metal playing strings above and usually 13 sympathetic resonating strings below.

[Hindi sitr, from Persian : si, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + tr, string; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

si·tarist n.

sitar [sɪˈtɑː ˈsɪtɑː]
n
(Music / Instruments) a stringed musical instrument, esp of India, having a long neck, a rounded body, and movable frets. The main strings, three to seven in number, overlie other sympathetic strings, the tuning depending on the raga being performed
[from Hindi sitār, literally: three-stringed]
sitarist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sitarsitar - a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings
stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
Translations
sitar [sɪˈtɑːʳ] Nsitar m
sitar [sɪˈtɑːr ˈsɪtɑːr] n (= musical instrument) → sitar m
sitar
nSitar m
sitar [sɪˈtɑːʳ] nsitar m inv
sitar [sɪˈtɑːʳ] nsitar m inv


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