chor·do·phone
| \ ˈkȯrdəˌfōn \
plural chordophones
Definition of chordophone
: any of a class of musical instruments (such as a guitar or piano) whose sound is generated by plucking, bowing, or striking stretched strings : stringed instrument — compare aerophone, electrophone, idiophone, lamellophone, membranophone
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The first known use of chordophone was in 1927
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