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mandolin

[ man-dl-in, man-dl-in ]

noun

  1. a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.


mandolin

/ ˌmændəˈlɪn /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmandoˈlinist, noun
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Other Words From

  • mando·linist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mandolin1

1700–10; < Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, variant of mandora, alteration of pandora bandore
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mandolin1

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

Like Sarah Jarosz, on this record in particular I wanted to get a mandolin player and I wanted Sarah to play mandolin.

Listening to the “chop” of the mandolin reinforced to me how good the transient response of these speakers is.

His newest solo album “Laysongs” is composed of only Thile’s vocals and mandolin, a kind of “secular music in a sacred context,” Thile says.

Dacus referred to her as a "guitar wizard," noting that Baker schleps around a giant pedalboard and played most of the other instruments on the Boygenius record — keyboard, mandolin, you name it.

Also on the list was mandolin-playing frontman Chris Thile of the band Nickel Creek.

The third type is the relatively recent paddle-style mandolin.

And not only that, but Mr. Florance offered me a singing part in his new drama, if I could play the mandolin.

He laid the mandolin down on the ground, and began staring with a peculiarly sad expression at the dying fire.

After Mrs. Tellamantez died, Johnny abandoned his trade and went out with his mandolin to pick up a living for one.

I would much rather play with this little baby (taking up a mandolin which she had dressed up in a table cover).

The cook had seated himself decorously and was holding the mandolin in position.

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