"citharae" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin citharae, plural of cithara. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|citharae}} Latin citharae Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} citharae
  1. plural of cithara Tags: form-of, plural Form of: cithara
    Sense id: en-citharae-en-noun-HsjpvQva Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English plurals in -ae with singular in -a

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