cithern
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cith·ern
(sĭth′ərn, sĭth′-)n.
Variant of cittern.
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Noun | 1. | cithern - 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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