CITHER

cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern

(noun) a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings

zither, cither, zithern

(noun) a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cither (plural cithers)

Alternative form of cittern

Anagrams

• Triche, crieth, itcher, rhetic, thrice

Source: Wiktionary



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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