mandolin
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4.9
- noun
- /ˌmæn.dəˈlɪn/
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mandolina
- The jugglers, fire-eaters, and other traditional performers went first, followed by Sardan and his mandolin.
- violins and mandolins
Because of your love of Batman and mandolins.
- Because of your love of Batman and mandolins.
- He would play him on either his mandolin or guitar, some kids songs and he even would make up songs for baby Grayson.
- No, Listen to the mandolin Rain.
Examples
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'Then we were in Venice, drifting along in a gondola 'with the sound of mandolins coming over the water.
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Estudiantinas are small ensembles made up of guitar, mandolin, and voice that perform popular music and folk tunes.
Academic text (2008) -
But he liked to sing and he played the mandolin.
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The part that I like is that, at the end, you hear the mandolin...
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Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have to thin my mandolin collection a little.
Blog text (27) -
On one song, 'Silent House,' you can really hear that mandolin busting out.
Blog text (14) -
Influenced by his father, who played mandolin and guitar, Rogers began playing at local functions during the 1920s.
Blog text (6) -
People played piano, guitar, and mandolins, and their families felt haunted and grateful at the same time.
Fiction book (1999) -
John put away his guitar, Rose packed up her banjo, and Alma locked her mandolin in its case.
Fiction book (1998) -
He loves to play the mandolin during family gatherings, creating a joyful atmosphere.
How Deep
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mandolin comes from the Italian mandolino, which is the small form of the older instrument mandola, and the ending -ino means 'small'. So a mandolin is literally a 'little mandola', which fits its small, pear-shaped body and many strings.