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cittern

/ˈsɪt.ɜːn/

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noun

C2formalcommonartobsolete/ˈsɪt.ɜːn/

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

  • 🇷🇺Струнный музыкальный инструмент XVI века с грушевидным корпусом и металлическими струнами, похожий на гитару.
  1. Historical string instrument C2 formal

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

    • The musician played a lively tune on the cittern.
    • Citterns were popular in Renaissance Europe.
    • He studied the construction of a 16th-century cittern.

    🇷🇺Цитра

    Synonyms: cithercithern

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