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guitar — /gi tahr /, n. a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum. [1615 25; < Sp guitarra < Ar kitarah Gk kithára KITHARA] * … Universalium
sarangi — /sahr euhng gee/, n. (in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing. [1850 55; < Skt sarangi] * * * ▪ musical instrument also called saran or saranga short necked fiddle used throughout South Asia, particularly for… … Universalium
mandora — ▪ musical instrument also spelled mandola small, pear shaped stringed instrument of the lute family. It was derived from earlier gittern or rebec models and acquired its name in the 16th century. Originally, the body and neck of… … Universalium
violin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fiddle; string; Amati, Stradivarius, Strad, Guarnerius; violinist; (pl.) string section. See music. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fiddle, violinette, crowd, crioth, rebec, gusla; see also musical instrument … English dictionary for students
guitar — gui•tar [[t]gɪˈtɑr[/t]] n. mad a stringed musical instrument with a long fretted neck, a violinlike body, and typically six strings plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum • Etymology: 1615–25; < Sp guitarra < Ar kītārah « Gk kithára… … From formal English to slang
