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gittern

(git′ərn)

noun

an early instrument of the guitar family, having an oval body and wire strings

Origin: ME giterne < OFr guiterne, altered < OSp guitarra: see guitar

See gittern in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A guitar of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English giterne

Origin: , from Old French guiterne

Origin: , from Latin cithara; see cithara

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