cither (cithern)

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• cither — cith·er || sɪθə n. old musical instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box (related to the guitar), also cithern …   English contemporary dictionary

• cithern — n. old musical instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box (also cither) …   English contemporary dictionary

• cither — /ˈsɪθə/ (say sithuh) noun → zither. Also, cithern /ˈsɪθən/ (say sithuhn). {Latin cithara kithara} …  

• cither — noun 1. a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers • Syn: ↑zither, ↑zithern • Hypernyms: ↑stringed instrument • Hyponyms: ↑dulcimer 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• cithern — noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear shaped soundbox and wire strings • Syn: ↑cittern, ↑cither, ↑citole, ↑gittern • Hypernyms: ↑guitar …   Useful english dictionary

• Musical Instruments — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Musical Instruments >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 musical instruments musical instruments Sgm: N 1 band band Sgm: N 1 string band string band brass band Sgm: N 1 orchestra orchestra Sgm: N 1 orchestrina orchestrina …   English dictionary for students

• cittern — /ˈsɪtən/ (say situhn) noun 1. Also, citole. an old musical instrument, related to the guitar, having a flat pear shaped soundbox and wire strings. 2. → zither. Also, cither, cithern, gittern, zittern. {blend of Latin cithara …  

• cittern — also cithern or cithren noun Etymology: blend of cither and gittern Date: 1566 a Renaissance stringed instrument like a guitar with a flat pear shaped body …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• music — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Organized sound Nouns 1. music; classical, semiclassical, or popular music, rock [& roll] music, country [and western] music, world music; acid, punk, hard metal, hard, or soft rock; soul [music], blues; …   English dictionary for students