chordophone

noun

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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