| Pronunciation: | | 'zithur
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[n] a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; played with a plectrum and with fingers |
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ZITHER is a 6 letter word that starts with Z. |
| | Synonyms: | | cither, zithern |
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| | See Also: | | dulcimer, stringed instrument |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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