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lutelike

lutelike adjective: resembling a lute in form or sound.

Adjective

lutelike (comparative more lutelike, superlative most lutelike)

  1. Resembling a lute in form or sound
    • a lutelike instrument
    • And an African ensemble, with Kewulay Kamara narrating and Missia Sarah Dioubate singing to the accompaniment of the lutelike kora and percussion, offered "A Badenya Greeting: Being of One Mother."2009 January 2, Allan Kozinn, “Reflecting on Peace in the Quiet Light of Song”, in New York Times

Forms of lutelike

comparativemore lutelike
superlativemost lutelike

Origin of lutelike

From lute + -like.

Questions about lutelike

What does lutelike mean?
Lutelike means resembling a lute in form or sound.
What part of speech is lutelike?
Lutelike is an adjective.

Words near lutelike in the dictionary

  1. luteinizing
  2. luteinizing hormone
  3. luteins
  4. lutelet
  5. lutelets
  6. lutelike
  7. lutemaker
  8. lutemakers
  9. lutemaking
  10. Lutembacher's syndrome
  11. lutenica

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