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lutenists

lutenists is the plural of lutenist.

Meaning of lutenist

Noun

lutenist (plural lutenists)

  1. One who plays the lute, a lutist.
    • A group of composers, variously known as the madrigalists, the lutenists, or the virginalists (depending on the medium for which they were writing), produced vast quantities of attractive music, mostly for amateur consumption.2003, Edward L. Kottick, A History of the Harpsichord, page 200
    Synonyms:
    lutist

Questions about lutenists

What is lutenists the plural of?
Lutenists is the plural of lutenist.

Words near lutenists in the dictionary

  1. lutemaking
  2. Lutembacher's syndrome
  3. lutenica
  4. lutenin
  5. lutenist
  6. lutenists
  7. lutenitsa
  8. lutenurine
  9. luteo-
  10. luteocobalt
  11. luteocobaltic

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