chordophone

noun chor·do·phone \ ˈkȯrdəˌfōn \

Definition of chordophone

plural chordophones

: 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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chordophonic

adjective

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Origin and Etymology of chordophone

International Scientific Vocabulary chord- + -phone

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First Known Use: 1927

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