kithara

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English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek κιθάρᾱ (kithárā). Doublet of cithara, etc.

Noun

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kithara (plural kitharas or kitharai)

  1. Alternative form of cithara
    • 1908, Arthur Elson, Woman's Work in Music[1]:
      Its great development, as well as the use of many small instruments (kithara, flute, etc.), go far to prove that music must have formed a larger part of woman's domestic life than the actual records show.