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A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day guitar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1911, Cittern, article in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, The cittern consisted of a pear-shaped body similar to that of the lute but with a flat back and sound-board joined by ribs. The neck was provided with a fretted fingerboard; the head was curved and surmounted by a grotesque head of a woman or of an animal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cithern, cither, citole, gittern
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: guitar
Blend of cither + gittern.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
cistre
— instrument similar to a mandolin
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Finnish:
sisteri
— instrument similar to a mandolin
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French:
cistre
— instrument similar to a mandolin
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Hindi:
किन्नर
(kinnar)
— instrument similar to a mandolin
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Ido:
citaro
— instrument similar to a mandolin
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Irish:
siotaran
— instrument similar to a mandolin
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Russian:
ци́стра
(cístra)
— instrument similar to a mandolin
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Sanskrit:
किन्नर
(kinnara)
— instrument similar to a mandolin
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Spanish:
cistro
— instrument similar to a mandolin
