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sam·i·sen

 (săm′ĭ-sĕn′)
n.
Variant of shamisen.
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samisen

(ˈsæmɪˌsɛn)
n
(Instruments) a variant of shamisen
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sam•i•sen

(ˈsæm əˌsɛn)

n.
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings.
[1610–20; < Japanese « Chinese sānxia three-string banjo]
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Noun1.samisen - a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundboxsamisen - a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
shamisen
stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
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