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kan·te·le

 (kän′tĕ-lĕ)
n.
A stringed instrument of the zither family, used in the traditional music of Finland.

[Finnish.]
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kantele

(ˈkæntəˌleɪ)
n
a Finnish stringed instrument, similar to a zither
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