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cithara

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cith⋅a⋅ra

  [sith-er-uh]
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–noun
kithara.
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cith⋅a⋅rist, noun

kith⋅a⋅ra

  [kith-er-uh]
–noun
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
Also, cithara.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < Gk kithára lyre; cf. guitar, zither
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cith·a·ra   (sĭth'ər-ə, kĭth'-)   
n.   Music
An ancient instrument resembling the lyre.

[Latin, from Greek kitharā.]
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