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# zither

noun (a zither, zithers)

«zither» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A zither is a musical instrument with many strings stretched over a flat wooden box; you lay it on a table or your lap and pluck the strings with your fingers or a pick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zither/#m1)

### In the lessons

In music lessons on string instruments around the world, the zither is found in Austria and Germany (folk music); related zithers include the Chinese guzheng, the Japanese koto and the Finnish kantele. It belongs to the string family because sound comes from vibrating strings. Phrases: «play the zither», «zither music».

### Examples

- The man in the Austrian café played the zither. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zither/#x1)
- A zither has dozens of strings over a flat box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zither/#x2)
- The Chinese guzheng is a kind of zither. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zither/#x3)
- You pluck the zither strings with your fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zither/#x4)
- The film «The Third Man» has famous zither music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zither/#x5)
- We heard a zither at the folk festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zither/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Say «ZITH-er» with the «th» as in «this». Science: shorter, tighter or thinner strings give higher notes. It is not a guitar: it has no neck.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «zither» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zither/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«zither» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/zither.html) on Mova free.