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shamisen
/ ˈsæmɪˌsɛn; ˈʃæmɪˌsɛn /
noun
- a Japanese plucked stringed instrument with a long neck, an unfretted fingerboard, and a rectangular soundbox
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shamisen1
Japanese, from Chinese san-hsien, from san three + hsien string
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