musical instrument

noun

: a device (such as a violin, piano, or flute) used to make music

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Firstly, Hodges, a musical instrument salesman, was traveling for pleasure and was on his way to Boston to see some friends, traveling in second class. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Gray later designed the telegraph printer and the first electronic musical instrument, the synthesizer. USA Today, 21 July 2026 This is akin to the intense vibration of a musical instrument at certain notes. Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2026 His eponymous company went even further with sinuous designs which—in keeping with his belief that a loudspeaker should be treated like a musical instrument—are fashioned specifically with left- and right-channel profiles. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for musical instrument

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“Musical instrument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20instrument. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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