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1. Zither
   The zither is an Austrian member of a family of musical instruments consisting of one or more strings stretched over a resonating frame. The modern concert zither has up to 45 strings of which five, passing over frets, are plucked with a plectrum for melody, and the remainder are plucked with the fi...
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2. Zither
   A zither can be one of a number of instruments, all of which are grouped together becuase they have strings (usually around 30) which stretch over a resonating chamber, but do not go beyond it.
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3. zither
   [n] - a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box
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4. zither
   these instruments have a flat sound-box of approximately trapezoidal shape,and a large number of strings usually of metal Category: General
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5. Zither
   Zith'er noun [ German 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...
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6. zither
   cither noun a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
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7. Zither
   • (n.) 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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8. zither
   any stringed musical instrument whose strings are the same length as its soundboard. The European zither consists of a flat, shallow sound box across ... [3 related articles]
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9. zither
   zither 1. A musical instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers. 2. Etymology: from Greek kithara, Latin cithara, Old High German zitara, and German Zither. Quitar is from about 1621, and is ultimately from Greek kithara, ...
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10. zither
    zither (zith'ur) , stringed musical instrument, derived from the psaltery and the dulcimer. It has a flat sound box over which are stretched from 30 to 45 strings; these are plucked with the fingers and a plectrum. In the 18th cent. one or both sides began to be curved to produce greater sonorit...
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11. zither
    Member of a family of musical instruments consisting of one or more strings stretched over a resonating frame or soundbox, played horizontally. The modern concert zither has up to 45 strings of which five, passing over frets, are plucked with a plectrum for melody, and the remainder are plucked with...
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12. Zither
    the family name of all instruments which have strings stretched across a box. Popular in central Europe, In addition to the melody strings, the Concert Zither has a guitar type fretboard (similar to the epinette des vosges), and other models have strings grouped together in chords.
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13. Zither
    The `zither` is a musical string instrument, most commonly found in Slovenia, Austria, Hungary citera, northwestern Croatia, the southern regions of Germany, alpine Europe and East Asian cultures, including China. The term "citre" is also used more broadly, to describe the entire fa...
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