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cithara
cithara: see kithara.
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kithara

Large lyre of Classical antiquity, the principal stringed instrument of the Greeks and later of the Romans. It had a box-shaped resonating body from which extended two parallel arms connected by a crossbar to which 3–12 strings were attached. It was held vertically and plucked with a plectrum; the left hand was used to stop and damp the strings. It was played by singers of the Greek epics, as well as by later professional accompanists and soloists.

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cithara
Nov 12, 2008; see kithara .
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zither
Jan 01, 1996; zither XIX. — G. zither (OHG. cithara , zitera ) CITHER . Also zithern XIX; after CITHERN .
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kithara
Jan 27, 2009; kith·a·ra / ˈki[unvoicedthx259;rə / • n. variant spelling of cithara .
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kit
Jan 01, 1996; kit2 (arch.) small fiddle. XVI. perh. deduced from the first syll. of L. cithara , Gr. kithárā CITHER .
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