# Marxophone

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A fretless zither played via a system of metal hammers.

## Etymology
From Marx + -o- + -phone, after Henry Charles Marx (1875–1947), who patented the design of its hammer mechanism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marxophone