citharoedic

adjective

cith·​a·​roe·​dic

¦sithə¦rēdik,

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: of or relating to a cithara or citharist

Word History

Etymology

Latin citharoedicus, from Greek kitharōidikos, from kitharōidos a performer who plays the cithara while singing, from kithara cithara + aoidos singer, from aeidein to sing

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