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musical instrument

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Noun1.musical instrumentmusical instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, street organ - a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
steam organ, calliope - a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument - a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
jew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bow - a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
keyboard instrument - a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
music box, musical box - produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
wind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
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musical instrument nstrumento musicale
musical instrument nstrumento musicale

musical instrument آلة موسيقية hudební nástroj musikinstrument Musikinstrument μουσικό όργανο instrumento musical soitin instrument de musique glazbeni instrument strumento musicale 楽器 악기 muziekinstrument musikkinstrument instrument muzyczny instrumento musical музыкальный инструмент musikinstrument เครื่องดนตรี müzik aleti nhạc cụ 乐器


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Fang to the House of Correction for one month; with the appropriate and amusing remark that since he had so much breath to spare, it would be more wholesomely expended on the treadmill than in a musical instrument.
Instantly Sylvie seated herself upon a tiny mushroom, that happened to grow in front of a daisy, as if it were the most ordinary musical instrument in the world, and played on the petals as if they were the notes of an organ.
He thrummed on the table as if it had been a musical instrument, and squalled in imitation of her manner of singing.
 
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