1. An ancient stringed musical instrument of the lyre family, used in classical Greece and Rome.
Usage: historical; also spelled kithara

Examples

• The musician played a cithara at the ancient Greek festival.
• Apollo was often depicted holding a cithara in classical art.
• The cithara was a popular instrument among wealthy Romans.
• Scholars study the cithara to understand ancient musical traditions.
• The sound of the cithara echoed through the amphitheater.