gittern
[ git-ern ]
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for gittern
gittern
/ (ˈɡɪtɜːn) /
noun
music an obsolete medieval stringed instrument resembling the guitar: Compare cittern
Origin of gittern
1C14: from Old French guiterne, ultimately from Old Spanish guitarra guitar; see cittern
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