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Psaltry vs Zither - What's the difference?

psaltry | zither |

As nouns the difference between psaltry and zither

is that psaltry is while zither is zither.

psaltry

English

Noun

(head)

    • zither

    English

    (wikipedia zither)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
  • (music, translations) Related or similar instruments in other cultures, such as the Chinese guqin'' or Norwegian ''harpeleik .

    • Derived terms

    * moon zither * zitherist

    See also

    * (similar instruments) autoharp, dulcimer, harpeleik