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cistre.

cittern

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sistʁ/
  1. cittern

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French citre, from Vulgar Latin *cithera, from Latin cithara (itself from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára)), and probably influenced by sistre, from Latin sistrum. Doublet of cithare and guitare. Compare also citole.

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