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oud (o̵od, o̵̅o̅d)

noun

a stringed instrument of the Middle East and N Africa, like a lute

Etymology: Ar ʼūd, orig. wood, hence wooden instrument

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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