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Mandolin

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Noun

1. mandolin

a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mandolin

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noun
1. 
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
2. 
a vegetable slicer consisting of a flat stainless-steel frame with adjustable cutting blades

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Mandolin

see synonyms of mandolin
noun
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mandolin

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n.
A small lutelike instrument with a typically pear-shaped body and a straight fretted neck, having usually four sets of paired strings tuned in unison or octaves.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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