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  1. barbitonnoun

    an ancient stringed musical instrument, apparently a type of lute or lyre

  2. Etymology: From barbiton, from βάρβιτον.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Barbitonnoun

    an ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre

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  1. Barbiton

    The barbiton, or barbitos, is an ancient stringed instrument known from Greek and Roman classics related to the lyre. The barbat or barbud, also sometimes called barbiton, is an unrelated lute-like instrument derived from Persia. The Greek instrument was a bass version of the kithara, and belonged in the zither family, but in medieval times, the same name was used to refer to a different instrument that was a variety of lute.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of barbiton in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of barbiton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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