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mandolin or mandoline (ˌmændəˈlɪn)

—n
1.	a plucked stringed instrument related to the lute, having four pairs of strings tuned in ascending fifths stretched over a small light body with a fretted fingerboard. It is usually played with a plectrum, long notes being sustained by the tremolo
2.	a vegetable slicer consisting of a flat stainless-steel frame with adjustable cutting blades

[C18: via French from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandora lute, ultimately from Greek pandoura musical instrument with three strings]

mandoline or mandoline

—n

[C18: via French from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandora lute, ultimately from Greek pandoura musical instrument with three strings]

mando'linist or mandoline

—n

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