zither
pronunciation
How to pronounce zither in British English:
UK [ˈzɪðə(r)]
How to pronounce zither in American English:
US [ˈzɪθɚ, ˈzɪð-]
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- 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
Word Origin
- zither
- zither: see guitar
- zither (n.)
- stringed musical instrument, 1850, from German Zither, from Old High German zitara, from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara (see guitar).
Example
- 1. From hangzhou , like to play flute and zither .
- 2. Autoharp : a trademark used for a musical instrument similar to a zither .
- 3. Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither ; has a.
- 4. Ornamented zither is the entity to enter store .
- 5. She wants to play zither for you .