Definitions
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- noun an ancient stringed musical
instrument , apparently a type oflute orlyre
Etymologies
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From Latin barbitos, from Ancient Greek βάρβιτος.
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Examples
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Anacreon, [1] (a native of Teos in Asia Minor) sings that his barbitos only gives out erotic tones.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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Anacreon he might have cried: thelô legein Atreidas thelô de Kadmon adein, ha barbitos de chordais
Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction John Addington Symonds 1866
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BARBITON, or BARBITOS (Gr. [Greek: barbiton] or [Greek: barbitos]; Lat.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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