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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sitar /ˈsɪtɑː, sɪˈtɑː/

▶noun a large, long-necked Indian lute with movable frets, played with a wire pick.

– derivatives
sitarist /sɪˈtɑːrɪst/ noun.

– origin via Urdu from Pers. sitār, from sih ‘three’ + tār ‘string’.

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