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octophone

octophone noun: a modern stringed instrument intended to be able to play the tone combinations of the tenor guitar, tenor banjo, ukulele, taro-patch fiddle, tiple, mandolin, mandola and mandocello.

Noun

octophone (plural octophones)

  1. A modern stringed instrument intended to be able to play the tone combinations of the tenor guitar, tenor banjo, ukulele, taro-patch fiddle, tiple, mandolin, mandola and mandocello.

Forms of octophone

pluraloctophones

Origin of octophone

From octo- + -phone.

Questions about octophone

What does octophone mean?
Octophone means a modern stringed instrument intended to be able to play the tone combinations of the tenor guitar, tenor banjo, ukulele, taro-patch fiddle, tiple, mandolin, mandola and mandocello.
What part of speech is octophone?
Octophone is a noun.
What is the plural of octophone?
The plural of octophone is octophones.

Words near octophone in the dictionary

  1. octopedes
  2. octopeds
  3. octopeptide
  4. octopetalous
  5. octophobia
  6. octophone
  7. octophones
  8. octopi
  9. octopian
  10. octopic
  11. octopii

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