zith·er (z th  r, z -) also zith·ern (-rn)n. A musical instrument composed of a flat sound box with about 30 to 40 strings stretched over it and played horizontally with the fingertips, a plectrum, or a bow, or set into vibration by the wind, as in the Aeolian harp. [German, from Middle High German *zitter, from Old High German zitera, from Latin cithara, cithara, from Greek kithar  .]zith er·ist n. |
zither [ˈzɪðə]
n
(Music / Instruments) a plucked musical instrument consisting of numerous strings stretched over a resonating box, a few of which may be stopped on a fretted fingerboard
[from German, from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara]
zitherist n
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| Noun | 1. |  zither - a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingersdulcimer - a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound |
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