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samisen

sam·i·sen [ sámmi sèn ] (plural sam·i·sens)


noun 
Definition:
 
Japanese stringed instrument: a Japanese three-stringed musical instrument that has a long fretless neck and is plucked with a plectrum

[Early 17th century. Via Japanese< Chinese sānxián "three strings"]
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