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Ancient harplike instrument
Answer for the clue "Ancient harplike instrument ", 7 letters:
kithara
Word definitions for kithara in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cithara \Cith"a*ra\, n. [L. Cf. Cittern , Guitar .] (Mus.) An ancient stringed musical instrument resembling the harp.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of cithara English)
Usage examples of kithara.
My old tumbling-master would have been pleased to see I had not forgotten everything I had ever learned, and I practiced diligently on the harp and lute and kithara, but being forced to it, these pleasures paled quickly.
The sound of kitharas and lyres and flutes could be heard as if musicians stood on the other side of the tapestry that concealed the far wall.
The conclusion reached after much scandalized discussion among all four Titanides was that the vendor -- a reformed tequilaholic named Kithara -- had for some reason decided to play a joke on the Wizard's party.