| English noun: cither | |||
| 1. | cither (artifact) a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers | ||
| Synonyms | zither, zithern | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stringed instrument | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dulcimer | ||
| 2. | cither (artifact) a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings | ||
| Synonyms | cithern, citole, cittern, gittern | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guitar | ||