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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cither /ˈsɪθə/, cithern /ˈsɪθən/ n - variants of cittern
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara lyre cit•tern (sit′ərn),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancean old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- blend of, blended cither and gittern 1550–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cittern /ˈsɪtɜːn/, cither, cithern n - a medieval stringed instrument resembling a lute but having wire strings and a flat back
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps a blend of cither + gittern |