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- [si-tahr]
- /sɪˈtɑr/
- /ˈsɪt.ɑːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [si-tahr]
- /sɪˈtɑr/
Definitions of sitar word
- noun sitar a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck. 1
- noun sitar Indian stringed instrument 1
- variable noun sitar A sitar is an Indian musical instrument with two layers of strings, a long neck, and a round body. 0
- noun sitar a stringed musical instrument, esp of India, having a long neck, a rounded body, and movable frets. The main strings, three to seven in number, overlie other sympathetic strings, the tuning depending on the raga being performed 0
- noun sitar a lutelike instrument of India with a long, fretted neck, a resonating gourd or gourds, and three to seven playing strings and a number of strings that vibrate sympathetically 0
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Origin of sitar
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45, sitar is from the Hindi word sitār
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Parts of speech for Sitar
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sitar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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