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tam·boura (täm bo̵or′ə)

noun

a lutelike instrument of India, etc., usually with four strings, used to give a drone or ostinato accompaniment

Etymology: Pers ṭambūra

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