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cithern

/ˈsɪð.ɜːn/

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noun

C2formalcommonartobsolete/ˈsɪð.ɜːn/

A 16th-century musical instrument, similar to a guitar, characterized by a pear-shaped body and wire strings.

  • 🇷🇺Музыкальный инструмент XVI века, похожий на гитару, с грушевидным корпусом и металлическими струнами.
  1. Musical instrument C2 formal art

    A 16th-century stringed instrument, similar to a guitar, with a pear-shaped body and wire strings, played by plucking.

    • The musician played a lively tune on the cithern.
    • Citherns were popular in Renaissance courts.
    • He studied the construction of a 16th-century cithern.

    🇷🇺Музыкальный инструмент

    Synonyms: cithercittern

  • citherns plural form
  • citherns' possessive plural form
  • cithern's possessive singular form