CITTERN


Meaning of CITTERN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-tərn ]

noun

also cith·ern ˈsi-thərn, -thərn ; or cith·ren ˈsi-thrən

Etymology: blend of cither and gittern

Date: 1566

: a Renaissance stringed instrument like a guitar with a flat pear-shaped body

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