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sympathetic strings

sympathetic strings is the plural of sympathetic string.

Meaning of sympathetic string

Noun

sympathetic string (plural sympathetic strings)

  1. Any of a set of auxiliary strings found on certain musical instruments, generally not played directly by the performer but used to provide resonance in response to the main strings.

Questions about sympathetic strings

What is sympathetic strings the plural of?
Sympathetic strings is the plural of sympathetic string.

Words near sympathetic strings in the dictionary

  1. sympathetic nervous system
  2. sympathetic nervous systems
  3. sympathetic powder
  4. sympathetic powders
  5. sympathetic string
  6. sympathetic strings
  7. sympathetic trunk
  8. sympathetic trunks
  9. sympathetic vibration
  10. sympathetic vibrations
  11. sympathetical

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