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ruans

ruans is the plural of ruan.

Meaning of ruan

Noun

ruan (plural ruans)

  1. A Chinese long-necked fretted round-bodied plucked lute which has, since the mid-20th century, been produced in a family of five sizes (from low to high).
    Synonyms:
    ruanqin

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Questions about ruans

What is ruans the plural of?
Ruans is the plural of ruan.

Words near ruans in the dictionary

  1. Ruanes
  2. Ruano
  3. Ruanos
  4. ruanqin
  5. ruanqins
  6. ruans
  7. Ruapehu
  8. Ruardean
  9. Ruark
  10. Ruarks
  11. ruarsite

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