barbiton

noun

bar·​bi·​ton

plural barbitons or barbita

1

or less commonly barbitos : an ancient Greek musical instrument resembling a lyre

2

obsolete : lute, viol

Word History

Etymology

Latin barbitos, barbiton, from Greek

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