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mandolin
noun
man·do·lin
ˌman-də-ˈlin 
ˈman-də-lən
variants
or less commonly mandoline
ˌman-də-ˈlēn
ˈman-də-lən
1
: a musical instrument of the lute family that has a usually pear-shaped body and fretted neck and four to six pairs of strings
2
usually mandoline
[French, from Italian mandolino mandolin]
: a kitchen utensil with a blade for slicing and shredding
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Kenney enhanced the falsetto parts in the chorus with different instruments – a mandolin in the first chorus, electric guitar in the second – trailing the vocal and creating a dreamy mood.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
Using a mandolin or smart knife, cut 16 1/8-inch slices from the cucumber.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
However, if chopping, slicing and dicing with a knife feels like a drag, then a mandolin gets the job done in no time.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Also, basing her sound around percussive bluegrass stylings mixing with early 2000s pop-punk standards has developed a unique collaboration of banjos, guitars and mandolins with aggressive four-on-the-floor sensibilities.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2024
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
Using a mandolin or smart knife, cut 16 1/8-inch slices from the cucumber.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
However, if chopping, slicing and dicing with a knife feels like a drag, then a mandolin gets the job done in no time.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Also, basing her sound around percussive bluegrass stylings mixing with early 2000s pop-punk standards has developed a unique collaboration of banjos, guitars and mandolins with aggressive four-on-the-floor sensibilities.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Mandolin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mandolin. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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mandolin
noun
man·do·lin
ˌman-də-ˈlin
ˈman-dᵊl-ən
variants
also mandoline
ˌman-də-ˈlēn
ˈman-dᵊl-ən
: a stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body and four to six pairs of strings played by plucking
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