gittern

git·tern

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [git-ern]
- /ˈgɪt ərn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [git-ern]
- /ˈgɪt ərn/

Definitions of gittern word

noun gittern cittern. 1
noun gittern A lutelike medieval stringed instrument, forerunner of the guitar. 1
noun gittern an obsolete medieval stringed instrument resembling the guitar 0
noun gittern an early instrument of the guitar family, having an oval body and wire strings 0
noun gittern (music) A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain. 0
verb gittern To play on the gittern. 0

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gittern popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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