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Meaning of MANDOLIN

Pronunciation:  `mandu'lin

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
 
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 See Also: chordophone, fingerboard, mandola

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Man"do*lin\, Mandoline \Man"do*line\, n. [F.
mandoline, It. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. L. pandura.
See {Bandore}.] (Mus.)
A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the
lute.
 
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 Related Terms: archlute, balalaika, banjo, banjorine, banjo-uke, banjo-ukulele, banjo-zither, banjuke, bass guitar, centerhole guitar, concert guitar, Dobro guitar, electric guitar, F-hole guitar, guitar, lute, mando-bass, mando-cello, mandola, mandolute, mandore, oud, pandora, pandura, samisen, sitar, Spanish guitar, steel guitar, tamboura, theorbo, troubadour fiddle, uke, ukulele
 

 

 

 

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