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Definition of Kantele
1. Noun. (music) A traditional plucked string instrument of the zither family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kantele
1. a type of harp [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kantele
Literary usage of Kantele
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North by James Baldwin (1912)
"... CHAPTER XXXIII THE kantele WITH eyes that never failed and arms that never
tired the Minstrel stood by the helm and guided the vessel around the jutting ..."
2. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"Then the ancient and valiant Wainamoinen sent the kantele to the wizard people
who dwelt in ... And the kantele shrieked beneath the touch of their fingers, ..."
3. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... (female) ancestor; progenitor. kantele (Finnish) harp (originally with five
strings), kantele(t). ... -soittaja player on a kantele, kantele player. ..."
4. Stray Leaves from Strange Literature: Stories Reconstructed Form the Anvari by Lafcadio Hearn (1912)
"Then the ancient and valiant Wainamoinen sent the kantele to the wizard people
who dwelt in ... And the kantele shrieked beneath the touch of their fingers, ..."
5. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"(b) The two versions of the Origin of the Harp, or kantele. (c) The Introductory
and Closing Songs. (a) Some of the Marriage Songs are given in the Kante- ..."
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