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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

/ ËŒ³¾Ã¦²Ô»åəˈ±ôɪ²Ô /

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
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Derived Forms

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mandolin1

1700–10; < Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, variant of mandora, alteration of pandora bandore
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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It opens with a gently strummed mandolin, and a story about the terror and euphoria of being so partied-out you can't remember the night before.

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He started off on the guitar, then moved onto the mandolin, and is now trying to learn the fiddle, all "just for enjoyment".

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Take “Time on My Hands,†for instance, in which Starr contributes a heartbreaking vocal about the fleeting nature of human experience, or “Come Back,†wherein Ringo contemplates loneliness with fiddle and mandolin accompaniment.

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Stipe now enunciated his lyrics, which shaded into social commentary, while the arrangements drew from a palette that included string sections, mandolins and an increasing reliance on Mills’ textured keyboard parts.

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However, Nickel Creek consists of four truly exceptional musicians, and three of them are singing complex harmonies while shredding on mandolin, violin and guitar, respectively.

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