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==English==
==English==
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===Noun===
===Noun===
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'''[[string]] [[instrument]]'''


# {{music}} A [[musical instrument]] that produced sound by means of vibrating strings.
# {{lb|en|music}} A [[musical instrument]] that produces sound by means of vibrating strings.<!--

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====Usage notes====
* Judging by Google search "string instrument" seems to have about ten times as much usage as "stringed instrument", whereas in Google Ngram "stringed instrument" gets twice the hits of "string instrument". Compared to each, "chordophone" is relatively rare.-->

====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|chordophone}}
* {{l|en|stringed instrument}}


====Hyponyms====
====Hyponyms====
*[[cello]]
* {{l|en|cello}}
*[[double bass]]
* {{l|en|double bass}}
*[[viola]]
* {{l|en|viola}}
*[[violin]]
* {{l|en|violin}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|string instrumentalist}}

====Translations====
{{trans-see|musical instrument that produces sound by strings|stringed instrument}}

Latest revision as of 19:59, 8 May 2022

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun[edit]

string instrument (plural string instruments)

  1. (music) A musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings.

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