noun
- A stringed musical instrument similar to a zither, with a flat body and strings stretched across it, played by plucking or strumming.
Usage: Also spelled 'cithara' or 'cittern' in historical contexts.; Archaic or rare in modern usage; more common in historical or classical music discussions.
Examples
- The musician played a delicate melody on the cither during the Renaissance fair.
- Ancient Greek poets often accompanied their verses with a cither.
- She learned to play the cither as part of her classical music studies.
- The cither's gentle tones filled the concert hall with a soothing sound.