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PRONUNCIATION OF STRINGED INSTRUMENT

stringed instrument play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRINGED INSTRUMENT

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Stringed instrument is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRINGED INSTRUMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stringed instrument

String instrument

String instruments or stringed instruments are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings. In most strings instruments, the vibrations are transmitted to the body of the instrument, which also vibrates, along with the air inside it. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones. Some common instruments in the string family are violin, guitar, sitar, electric bass, viola, cello, harp, double bass, rabab, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and bouzouki.

Definition of stringed instrument in the English dictionary

The definition of stringed instrument in the dictionary is any musical instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of a string across a soundboard or soundbox Also called: chordophone.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRINGED INSTRUMENT

string line
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string-puller
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stringboard
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stringent
stringently
stringentness
stringer
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stringier
stringiest
stringily

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRINGED INSTRUMENT

advertisement
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discussion document
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instrument
keyboard instrument
legal document
monument
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percussion instrument
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the Monument

Synonyms and antonyms of stringed instrument in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stringed instrument» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRINGED INSTRUMENT

Find out the translation of stringed instrument to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stringed instrument from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stringed instrument» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弦乐器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

instrumento de cuerda
570 millions of speakers

English

stringed instrument
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सारंगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آلة وترية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

струнный инструмент
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

instrumento de cordas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তারযুক্ত বাদ্যযন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

instrument à cordes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Instrumen bertali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Saiteninstrument
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弦楽器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현악기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Instrumen sing dienggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạc cụ dây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரணடைந்த கருவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तार यंत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Telli alet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strumento a corda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

instrument strunowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

струнний інструмент
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

instrument cu coarde
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έγχορδο όργανο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snaar instrument
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stränginstrument
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

strengeinstrument
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stringed instrument

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRINGED INSTRUMENT»

The term «stringed instrument» is regularly used and occupies the 98.102 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRINGED INSTRUMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stringed instrument» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stringed instrument» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stringed instrument

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRINGED INSTRUMENT»

Discover the use of stringed instrument in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stringed instrument and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pickin' Stick: Building a Stringed Instrument
Provides instructions on building a pickin' stick, a simple instrument to build and play.
John Ressler, 2010
2
The Heart Is A Stringed Instrument
Jenny Urban. Title Page The Heart is a Stringed Instrument Tuesday Temptations Jenny Urban ... An imprint of Musa Publishing Copyright Information The Heart is a Stringed Instrument, Copyright ©
Jenny Urban, 2012
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
String trios (Double basses (3)) [M349-M3511 UF Double bass music (Double basses (3)) String trios (Hardanger fiddles (3)) UP Hardanger fiddle music ( Hardanger fiddles (3)) String trios (Lyra viols (3)) Stringed instrument music [ M595] Here ...
Library of Congress, 2006
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The Making of Stringed Instruments: A Workshop Guide
With clear instructions and over 500 detailed diagrams, Buchanan provides a practical guide to making a range of stringed instruments such as a violin, a classical guitar, a viola, a cello, a mandolin and a mandola, all in straight-forward ...
George Buchanan, 1997
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Making Music with Stringed Instruments
Introduces the violin, viola, cello, and bass, as well as the basic techniques for choosing and beginning to play a stringed instrument with a bow.
Erica Smith, 2002
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For some stringed instrument
Birds, country scenes, and animals are the subjects of these short poems.
Peter Kane Dufault, 1957
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Imaging Sound: An Ethnomusicological Study of Music, Art, ...
qushuq improvisations of combined dance and song rabab (rehab) a West Asian round-bellied plucked lute- or zither-type stringed instrument; one form considered the predecessor of the Hindustani sarod raga (r^H0, r^0) a melodic mode ...
Bonnie C. Wade, 1998
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Learn to Play in the Orchestra, Bk 1: Violin I
Middle — Persian 3 string Spike-fiddle (Kamang) Right — Very old Mongolian one-stringed instrument. Notice bow and its similarity to modem German Bass bow. Left — Viola da Gamba (6 stgs) Bavarian, about 1550. Right — Small Viol ( Lira ...
Matesky, Ralph
9
A living legacy: historic stringed instruments at the ...
Created on the occasion of the Juilliard School's 100th anniversary in 2005, this book offers an unprecedented look at Juilliard's historic stringed instrument collection.
Lisa Brooks Robinson, 2006
10
The Archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East
E a - A stringed instrument of the harp family b - A percussion musical instrument, probably of the hour-glass type. c - A type of song. The word appears in Old Akkadian, lVIiddle Babylonian, Elamite, Old Babylonian and Middle Babylonian,  ...
Richard J. Dumbrill, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRINGED INSTRUMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stringed instrument is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stringed instrument mural nearing completion in Lansing
A panoramic picture as designer Jennifer Springman and Ndadaye Merchior work and are close to completing the new 68-foot-long mural outside Elderly ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
2
Need Stringed Instruments? The Classics for Kids Foundation Can …
Earlier this year, we looked at an emerging sales pitch employed by arts organizations vying for foundation dollars. It's simple: In an era of standardized testing ... «Inside Philanthropy, Jun 15»
3
Batolin? Viobat? It's the cricket bat that's also a stringed instrument
A student at the Newark School of Violin Making has made a new stringed instrument from a cricket bat. Robert Crooks, of Carlton, chose the unusual design to ... «Newark Advertiser, Jun 15»
4
Top lots from spring 2015 London stringed instrument sales
Last October, there were nine musical instrument sales in London. There was an almost tangible sense among those many sales that there was simply too much ... «The Strad, Jun 15»
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Music store fundraiser for city school's music program
The goal is to raise $35,000 to put stringed instruments into the hands of St. Louis City students who need them. The Shaw school has some violins and cellos, ... «fox2now.com, May 15»
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Guilford Violin Dealer Kept Stringing Consignors Along Without Paying
NEW HAVEN — For years, Charles Magby Jr. has worked with some of the finest, high-end stringed instruments ever made, repairing, restoring and selling ... «Hartford Courant, Mar 15»
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An Ancient Musical Instrument Has Been Discovered In China
Chinese archaeologists working in Hubei province's Zaoyang City have unearthed an ancient stringed instrument dating back thousands of years. It's said to be ... «io9, Jan 15»
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The old and the new, in one stringed instrument
Elias is a violinist and composer as well as a PhD in musicology, but he'll be bringing his instrument of choice on Thursday night at the Oud Festival with “The ... «The Times of Israel, Nov 14»
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$39 for a Full setup on Any Stringed instrument at Specimen Guitar …
Today's deal is $39 for a Full Set up on any stringed instrument - a $75 value at Specimen Guitar Shop. Since 1986, luthier Ian Schneller and his staff at ... «Chicago Reader, Nov 14»
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This New Acoustic Instrument Sounds Like a Digital Synthesizer
This new stringed instrument from Turkish musician Görkem Şen bridges the gap between the unplugged goodness of acoustic instruments, and the space aged ... «Visual News, Nov 14»

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