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samisen definition

sami·sen (sam′ə sen′)

noun

a Japanese musical instrument somewhat like a guitar, but with a long neck and three strings plucked with a spatula

Etymology: Jpn samisen, shamisen < SinoJpn san, sam, three + sen, line, string

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