[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cither \cither\ n.
   a musical instrument resembling a harp with strings stretch
   over a flat sounding box; the zither. it is played with a
   plectrum and with fingers.

   syn: zither, zithern.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
zither 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cither
     n 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 syn: zither, zithern
     2: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a
        pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings syn: cittern, cithern,
         citole, gittern
see also:
zither zithern cittern cithern citole gittern 

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