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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CITHERN

n.A stringed musical instrument, among the ancients, the precise form of which is not known, but it bore some resemblance to the modern guitar, the name of which is evidently from this ancient word.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CITHERN

CITHERN Cith "ern, n.

 

Defn: See Cittern.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cithern

cith ern |ˈsiTHərn, ˈsiT͟H -ˈsɪθərn | ▶noun variant spelling of cittern.