/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005