CITTERN


Meaning of CITTERN in English

/ ˈsɪtən; NAmE -tərn/ noun

an early type of musical instrument with strings, played like a guitar

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin cithara , from Greek kithara , denoting a kind of harp.

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