Meaning Of The Word Mandolin

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mandolin
variable noun: A mandolin is a musical instrument that looks like a small guitar and has four pairs of strings.

mandolin in American English
a musical instrument of the lute family, with four to six pairs of strings stretched over a fretted neck and a deep, rounded sound box: it is played with a plectrum, which is moved rapidly back and forth to give a tremolo effect
noun: a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck

mandolin in British English
noun: a plucked stringed instrument related to the lute, having four pairs of strings tuned in ascending fifths stretched over a small light body with a fretted fingerboard. It is usually played with a plectrum, long notes being sustained by the tremolo

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