stringed instrument
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈstrɪŋd ˈɪnstrəmənt/
- Specialized
:
instrumento de cuerda
- Once the violin became acceptable, the door was open for other stringed instruments as well.
- play a stringed instrument
- music of stringed instruments
- small stringed instrument
So I, I played the vena, which is a string instrument for a while.
- So I, I played the vena, which is a string instrument for a while.
- Hi, I'm Steve Albini, and today we're going to talk about recording acoustic stringed instruments.
- Now we had these multiple string instruments and that became part of the tapestry of the sound of Wrecking Ball.
Examples
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Add an 'ud, guitar, or other stringed instrument to play the melody with the vocalists.
Academic text (2003) -
We got people playing stringed instruments.
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Plan a field trip to a community concert that features stringed instruments.
Academic text (2002) -
Invite students to build their own stringed instruments, create a composition, and perform with these instruments.
Academic text (2002) -
Local celebrities, first adults and then the young, sang to the accompaniment of stringed instruments.
Academic text (1993) -
From the pleasure quarters of Ponto-cho, the sound of singing accompanied by stringed instruments floated across the Kamo.
Fiction book (1992) -
The musician skillfully played a stringed instrument at the festival, captivating the audience with beautiful melodies.
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My sister practices the cello, which is a popular stringed instrument known for its deep, rich sound.
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At the concert, various stringed instruments were showcased, including violins, violas, and cellos.
Synonyms
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1.0
A musical instrument with six strings that you play by strumming or plucking
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1.9
An object like a piano or violin that makes musical sounds
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1.8
A small wooden instrument that you play with a bow to make high musical sounds
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4.7
A small violin used in folk music
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3.9
A large string musical instrument that you hold upright between your knees and play with a bow
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2.3
A thing like a piano or guitar that you play to make music
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3.7
A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands
A musical instrument that makes sound by vibrating strings, like a violin or harp
A string instrument played with a bow, like a violin
An instrument like a harp with many strings that the wind moves to make sound
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an instrument that produces sound via strings' is directly and compositionally derived from 'stringed' (having strings) + 'instrument' (a musical device). This adjective+noun formation is a productive, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Stringed instrument names an instrument whose sound comes from tight strings. The word stringed shows that it 'makes sound' when you pluck, strike, or bow the strings, so it means an instrument that plays music using strings.