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Webster 1913 Edition


Zither

Zith′er

,
Noun.
[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.
[Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped
cittern
, or
cithern
.]

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Zither

Zither

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German

Noun

Zither f (genitive Zither, plural Zithern)

  1. zither

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English

A zither

Noun

zither (plural zithers)

  1. (music) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
  2. (music, translations) Related or similar instruments in other cultures, such as the Chinese guqin or Norwegian harpeleik; especially any chordophone without a neck, and with strings that pass over the body.

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