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Barbiton


Bar′bi-ton

,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
βάρβιτον
.]
(Mus.)
An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.

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barbiton

barbiton

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Noun

barbiton (plural barbitoi)

  1. an ancient stringed musical instrument, apparently a type of lute or lyre