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kawr
-d
uh
-fohn
]
chor·do·phone
/
ˈkɔr
dəˌfoʊn
/
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kawr
-d
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noun
a stringed instrument of a group including the harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers.
Origin:
1935–40;
chord
1
+
-o-
+
-phone
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chordophone
(ˈkɔːdəˌfəʊn)
—
n
any musical instrument producing sounds through the vibration of strings, such as the piano, harp, violin, or guitar
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