orpharion

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UK/ɔːˈfæɹ.i.ən/US/ɔɹˈfæɹ.i.ən/US[ɔɹˈfɛɹiən]

noun

A musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of the cittern family, whose metal strings are tuned like a lute's and plucked with the fingers.

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Meanings

nounorpharion (plural orpharions)

plural orpharions · alternative orpherion

  1. entertainmentA musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of the cittern family, whose metal strings are tuned like a lute's and plucked with the fingers.

Origin

Blend of Orpheus + Arion.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with orpharion

clarionAryancontrarianarionArrianacanthariancarry-insamarianvulgarian
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Cite this entry
APA

orpharion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orpharion

MLA

“orpharion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orpharion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orpharion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orpharion.

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