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Zithern

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as cithern.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A zither
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
  • Word Usage
    "Her black hair was in two long braids, and she was carrying a small musical instrument that Philip said was a zithern."
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