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===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun|head=[[string]] [[instrument]]}}
{{en-noun}}


# {{context|music|lang=en}} A [[musical instrument]] that produces 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====
====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|chordophone}}
* [[stringed instrument]]
* {{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====
====Derived terms====
* [[string instrumentalist]]
* {{l|en|string instrumentalist}}


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

[[zh-min-nan:string instrument]]

Latest revision as of 19:59, 8 May 2022

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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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