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cither

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cith·er   (sĭth'ər, sĭth'-)   
n.  A cittern.

[French cithare, kitaire, from Latin cithara, cithara; see cithara.]
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cither

noun
1. a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers [syn: zither] 
2. a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: cittern] 
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