About The Word Zither
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Zither
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What's The Definition Of Zither?
[n] a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; played with a plectrum and with fingers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Zither: cither | zithern Related Terms | Find terms related to Zither: See Also | dulcimer | stringed instrument Zither In Webster's Dictionary \Zith"er\, n. [G. zither. See {Cittern}.] (Mus.)
An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has
from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow
sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the
performer, who uses both hands in playing on it.
Note: [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern,
or cithern.]
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