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jamisens

jamisens is the plural of jamisen.

Meaning of jamisen

Noun

jamisen (plural jamisens)

  1. (obsolete) An archaic stringed instrument of Japanese origin, traditionally made from snakeskin and characteristic of the Ryukyu islands; it is the ancestor of the shamisen.

Questions about jamisens

What is jamisens the plural of?
Jamisens is the plural of jamisen.

Words near jamisens in the dictionary

  1. Jamin interferometer
  2. Jamin interferometers
  3. Jamindan
  4. Jamir
  5. jamisen
  6. jamisens
  7. Jamison
  8. Jamisontown
  9. jamjams
  10. jamjar
  11. jamjars

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