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gittern::noun | Spocien Dictionary

gittern

/'ɡɪtərn/

a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings

Type	Words
Synonyms	cither, cithern, citole, cittern
Type of	guitar

gittern

Medieval music uses many plucked string instruments like the lute, mandore, gittern and psaltery.

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The gittern, often referred to as Renaissance guitar, is a musical instrument resembling a small lute or guitar.

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