"cithern" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪθən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɪθəɹn/ [General-American] Forms: citherns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪθə(ɹ)n Head templates: {{en-noun}} cithern (plural citherns)
  1. Archaic form of cittern. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: cittern
    Sense id: en-cithern-en-noun-p9~LEFJQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɪθən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɪθəɹn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪθə(ɹ)n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cithern"
}

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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪθən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪθəɹn/",
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        "General-American"
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    },
    {
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  ],
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