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zither

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈzɪðər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈzɪθɚ, ˈzɪð-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(zith′ər, ziᵺ′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
zith•er /ˈzɪθɚ, ˈzɪð-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancea musical instrument, a flat box with numerous strings stretched over it, that is placed on a horizontal surface and played with a plectrum and the fingertips.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
zith•er  (zith′ər, ziᵺ′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea musical instrument, consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings stretched over it, that is placed on a horizontal surface and played with a plectrum and the fingertips.
  • Greek kithárá; see kithara
  • Latin cithara
  • German
  • 1840–50
zith′er•ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
zither /ˈzɪðə/ n
  1. a plucked musical instrument consisting of numerous strings stretched over a resonating box, a few of which may be stopped on a fretted fingerboard
Etymology: 19th Century: from German, from Latin cithara, from Greek kitharaˈzitherist n
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