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/ˈkæntələ/ · noun
(music) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol..
With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].
Use kantele when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kantele means (music) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].
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