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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of shamisen. alt-of, alternative

   "He sees her chastened and cast-down eyes as she kneels and tinkles away on her samisen"

2. 2
   a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

archlutebalalaikabanjobanjo-ukebanjo-ukulelebanjo-zither

Example

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"He sees her chastened and cast-down eyes as she kneels and tinkles away on her samisen"

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