monocordo

Definitions of monocordo
  1. noun
    a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
    synonyms: cordofoni
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    balalaica
    a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
    arpa
    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
    liuto, tiorba
    chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard
    mandolino
    a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
    cetra, lira
    a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
    mandola
    an early type of mandolin
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