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cithern

/ˈsɪð.ɜːn/

Traduction: Instrument de musique du XVIe siècle, proche de la guitare, à la caisse en forme de poire et aux cordes en métal.

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noun

/ˈsɪð.ɜːn/C2formalartobsolète
  • frInstrument de musique du XVIe siècle, proche de la guitare, à la caisse en forme de poire et aux cordes en métal.

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

  1. Musical instrumentC2formalart

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

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

    Synonymescithercittern

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