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cittern
[ sit-ern ]
noun
- an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cittern1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cittern1
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Example Sentences
The instrument here introduced is the cittern, played with or without a plectrum or quill.
The instrument, on which he doubtless accompanied his mournful love-songs, is a form of cittern.
Constantijn Huygens declares that he learnt to play the barbiton in a few weeks, but took two years to learn the cittern.
Robinson gives instructions for learning to play the cittern and for reading the tablature.
The last development of the cittern before its disappearance was the addition of keys.
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