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Definition of: cithara
(sith′ə·rə) noun
1. An ancient Greek stringed instrument with a wooden case, the strings extending to the base from a crosspiece connecting the straight hollow arms: the instrument of professional musicians.
2. Loosely, any of the stringed instruments of ancient Greece. Also spelled kithara. [<L <Gk. kithara. Doublet of GUITAR and ZITHER.]
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