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sitar
[ si-tahr ]
/ sÉȘËtÉr /
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noun
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
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Origin of sitar
First recorded in 1835â45, sitar is from the Hindi word sitÄr
OTHER WORDS FROM sitar
si·tar·ist, nounWords nearby sitar
sistrum, Sisyphean, Sisyphus, sit, Sita, sitar, sit at one's feet, sitatunga, sit back, sit bolt upright, sit by
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British Dictionary definitions for sitar
sitar
/ (sÉȘËtÉË, ËsÉȘtÉË) /
noun
a stringed musical instrument, esp of India, having a long neck, a rounded body, and movable frets. The main strings, three to seven in number, overlie other sympathetic strings, the tuning depending on the raga being performed
Derived forms of sitar
sitarist, nounWord Origin for sitar
from Hindi sitÄr, literally: three-stringed
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