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man·do·lin
(măn′də-lĭn′, măn′dl-ĭn)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.
[French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, lute, from French mandore, from Late Latin pandūra, three-string lute, from Greek pandoura, perhaps of Mesopotamian origin.]
man′do·lin′ist n.
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mandolin
(ˌmændəˈlɪn) ormandoline
n
1. (Instruments) 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. (Cookery) a vegetable slicer consisting of a flat stainless-steel frame with adjustable cutting blades
[C18: via French from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandora lute, ultimately from Greek pandoura musical instrument with three strings]
ˌmandoˈlinist n
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man•do•lin
(ˈmæn dl ɪn, ˌmæn dlˈɪn)n.
a stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
[1700–10; < Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, mandora, < Latin pandūra 3-stringed lute < Greek pandoûra; compare bandore]
man`do•lin′ist, n.
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Noun | 1. | mandolin - a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum chordophone - a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers fingerboard - a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers mandola - an early type of mandolin |
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Translations
mandolína
mandolin
mandolin
mandólín
mandolīna
mandolină
mandolína
mandolina
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mandolin(e)
n → Mandoline f
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mandolin,
mandoline
(ˈmӕndəlin) noun a musical instrument similar to a guitar. He played a tune on the mandolin.
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