Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [man-dl-in, man-dl-in]
- /ˈmæn dl ɪn, ˌmæn dlˈɪn/
- /ˌmæn.dəˈlɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [man-dl-in, man-dl-in]
- /ˈmæn dl ɪn, ˌmæn dlˈɪn/
Definitions of mandolin word
- noun mandolin a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck. 1
- noun mandolin A musical instrument resembling a lute, having paired metal strings plucked with a plectrum. It is played with a characteristic tremolo on long sustained notes. 1
- noun mandolin music: string instrument 1
- variable noun mandolin A mandolin is a musical instrument that looks like a small guitar and has four pairs of strings. 0
- noun mandolin a plucked stringed instrument related to the lute, having four pairs of strings tuned in ascending fifths stretched over a small light body with a fretted fingerboard. It is usually played with a plectrum, long notes being sustained by the tremolo 0
- noun mandolin a vegetable slicer consisting of a flat stainless-steel frame with adjustable cutting blades 0
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Origin of mandolin
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, variant of mandora, alteration of pandora bandore
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Parts of speech for Mandolin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mandolin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mandolin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with mandolin
- how to tune a mandolin?
- how to play mandolin?
- what is a mandolin?
- how to play the mandolin?
- how to change mandolin strings?
- how many strings does a mandolin have?
- how to play a mandolin?
- what is a mandolin slicer?
- how to string a mandolin?
- how many strings on a mandolin?
- how to tune mandolin?
- what does a mandolin look like?
- how to cut french fries with a mandolin?
- how to make zucchini noodles with mandolin?
- what is a mandolin guitar?
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