Kithara is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Kithara in a sentence
Kithara meaning
Alternative form of cithara.
Using Kithara
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of cithara.
Context around Kithara
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kithara
- In this selection, "kithara" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, placed stand out and add context to how "kithara" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include lyre and kithara are also and playing his kithara and riding. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kithara" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kithara
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Arion, playing his kithara and riding dolphins. (7 words)
All forms of the lyre and kithara are also not harps, but belong to the fourth family of ancient instruments under the chordophones, the lyres. (25 words)
The tyrant ordered them to be crucified at the monument of the dolphin, but Apollo, because of Arion's skill with the kithara, placed him and the dolphin among the stars. (31 words)
Hellenistic Greece-Rome Apollo as a handsome beardless young man, is often depicted with a kithara (as Apollo Citharoedus ) or bow in his hand, or reclining on a tree (the Apollo Lykeios and Apollo Sauroctonos types). (36 words)
The tyrant ordered them to be crucified at the monument of the dolphin, but Apollo, because of Arion's skill with the kithara, placed him and the dolphin among the stars. (31 words)
All forms of the lyre and kithara are also not harps, but belong to the fourth family of ancient instruments under the chordophones, the lyres. (25 words)
Example sentences (4)
All forms of the lyre and kithara are also not harps, but belong to the fourth family of ancient instruments under the chordophones, the lyres.
Arion, playing his kithara and riding dolphins.
Hellenistic Greece-Rome Apollo as a handsome beardless young man, is often depicted with a kithara (as Apollo Citharoedus ) or bow in his hand, or reclining on a tree (the Apollo Lykeios and Apollo Sauroctonos types).
The tyrant ordered them to be crucified at the monument of the dolphin, but Apollo, because of Arion's skill with the kithara, placed him and the dolphin among the stars.