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Definition of: zither
(zith′ər) noun
A simple form of stringed instrument, having a flat sounding board and from thirty to forty strings that are played by plucking with a plectrum. Also zith′ern (-ərn). [<G <L cithara <Gk. kithara. Doublet of CITHARA and GUITAR.]
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