chordophone
English Thesaurus
1. a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | stringed instrument, |
| definition | : | a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | balalaika, |
| definition | : | a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | harp, |
| definition | : | a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lute, |
| definition | : | chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mandolin, |
| definition | : | a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum (noun.artifact) |
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