gittern

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Synonyms: cittern, bittern, zittern, gitter

Antonyms: cittern, bittern, zittern, gitter

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Noun

1. A small, [[quill]]-[[pluck]]ed, [[gut]]-[[strung]] [[musical instrument]], most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed [[predecessor]] of the [[guitar]], and it originated around the 13th century, coming to [[Europe]] via [[Moorish]] [[Spain]].

Verb

1. To play on the gittern.

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