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Zither

Zither Meaning & Definition
Zither Definition And Meaning

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

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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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