Friday word: Zither
Another z-word ;)
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zith·er noun \ˈzi-thər, -thər\
: a musical instrument that has strings stretched across a shallow wooden box and that is played with your fingers or a pick
: a stringed instrument having usually 30 to 40 strings over a shallow horizontal soundboard and played with pick and fingers
Etymology:
German, from Old High German zitara, cithara, from Latin cithara kithara, from Greek kithara
First Known Use: 1850
You can see one such highly decorated instrument over here
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zith·er noun \ˈzi-thər, -thər\
: a musical instrument that has strings stretched across a shallow wooden box and that is played with your fingers or a pick
: a stringed instrument having usually 30 to 40 strings over a shallow horizontal soundboard and played with pick and fingers
Etymology:
German, from Old High German zitara, cithara, from Latin cithara kithara, from Greek kithara
First Known Use: 1850
You can see one such highly decorated instrument over here
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R.E.M. has a song called "Zither" which features said instrument.
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Thanks for the song recommendation, I'll have to look it up.
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And you're most welcome!