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chordophone
noun
chor·do·phone
\ˈkȯrdəˌfōn\
Definition of chordophone
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
chordophonic
adjectiveFrom the M-W Editors
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Origin and Etymology of chordophone
International Scientific Vocabulary chord- + -phone
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