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orpharion
or·phar·i·on [ awr férree ən ] (plural or·phar·i·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
large lute: a large lute, popular during the Renaissance, played by plucking or strumming the strings
[Late 16th century. After Orpheus and Arion, musician in Greek mythology]
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