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dulcimer vs cither

cither vs dulcimer

dulcimer and cither both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dulcimer Yes No No No
cither Yes No No No
As nouns, cither is a hypernym of dulcimer; that is, cither is a word with a broader meaning than dulcimer:
  • dulcimer: a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
  • cither: a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
Other hypernyms of dulcimer include zither, zithern.
dulcimer (noun) cither (noun)
a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
Difference between dulcimer and cither

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