NOUN | artifact | cither, zither, zithern | a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board |
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artifact | cither, cittern, cithern, citole, gittern | a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings |
Meaning | A musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers. | |
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Synonyms | zither, zithern | |
Narrower | dulcimer | A trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers |
Broader | stringed instrument | A musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound |
Spanish | citara, cítara | |
Catalan | cítara |
Meaning | A 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings. | |
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Synonyms | cittern, cithern, citole, gittern | |
Broader | guitar | A stringed instrument usually having six strings |
Spanish | cítara, citole | |
Catalan | cítara, cítola |
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