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 Definitions of cittern  [ˈsɪt ərn]  

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Definition of 'cittern' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) cittern
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.

Etymology:  (1550–60; perh. b. L

Definition of 'cittern' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern
a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings


Definition of 'cittern' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) cittern
an instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum



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