Synonyms for Cither (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers):
zither, zithern
WordNet sense 2 (a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings):
cithern, citole, cittern, gittern
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