zither

/ˈzɪðər/
noun
  1. A musical instrument with many strings stretched across a flat, shallow box, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a pick.
    • The folk musician plucked the zither gently, filling the room with a soft, twanging melody.
    • In the corner of the antique shop, an old zither sat with its strings slightly tarnished.
    • She learned to play the zither from her grandmother, who brought it from Austria.
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