Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

citharae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: citharae
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of cithara

Example Sentences

"At least, the mashrokitha, would stand between the citharae and the trumpets, with more propriety than sacrifice-basons."
"At last he gave a signal to the leader of the music, and at that signal the citharae began to sound lightly, and youthful voices accompanied."
"There are also similar elements in the citharae on the punch-dies of L and M: high sound-chest, short arms with thick base and tapering ends, the method of effecting the juncture between arms and uprights (compare particularly P63 of L with P67 and P69-70 of M)."

Etymology

From Latin citharae, plural of cithara.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: citharae

Questions

What does citharae mean?: plural of cithara
Where does citharae come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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