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Topic: MUSIC

Date: 1800-1900
Language: German
Origin: Greek kithara type of stringed instrument

zither

 noun
     
zith‧er [countable]
APM a musical instrument from Eastern Europe that consists of a flat box with strings stretched across it. You play it by pulling the strings with your fingers or a plectrum (=small piece of plastic, metal etc)
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