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mandolin

noun
🔊/ˌmændəˈlɪn/, 🔊/ˈmændəlɪn/
🔊/ˌmændəˈlɪn/, 🔊/ˈmændəlɪn/
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  1. a musical instrument with metal strings (usually eight) arranged in pairs, and a curved back, played with a plectrum曼陀林（拨弦乐器）
    Topics Musicc2
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola.