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banjo
noun
ban·jo
ˈban-(ˌ)jō 
plural banjos also banjoes
: a musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummed
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Martin is set to release a new album in 2025 with banjo player Alison Brown, featuring collaborations with notable musicians like Tim O'Brien.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Bring your supper, spread a blanket and listen to musician and storyteller Bill Wellington play traditional folk music on fiddle, banjo and guitar.
—Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
For your downtime Going out Concerts: Rhiannon Giddens is bringing banjo and Black music history to the Hollywood Bowl this week.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Al Jardine, 82 Born in Lima, Ohio, on Sept. 3, 1942, and raised in Hawthorne, Calif., with the rest of his bandmates, Jardine, who reportedly had a strong interest in the banjo, pushed for a more folksy Beach Boys sound, but was overruled by the rest of the band.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 11 June 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Bring your supper, spread a blanket and listen to musician and storyteller Bill Wellington play traditional folk music on fiddle, banjo and guitar.
—Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
For your downtime Going out Concerts: Rhiannon Giddens is bringing banjo and Black music history to the Hollywood Bowl this week.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Al Jardine, 82 Born in Lima, Ohio, on Sept. 3, 1942, and raised in Hawthorne, Calif., with the rest of his bandmates, Jardine, who reportedly had a strong interest in the banjo, pushed for a more folksy Beach Boys sound, but was overruled by the rest of the band.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for banjo
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“Banjo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banjo. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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