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tenor banjo

tenor banjo noun: a type of small banjo-like stringed instrument with a short neck, usually with 17 or 19 frets and four strings, and played with a plectrum, originating in American jazz music.

tenor banjo: a type of small banjo-like stringed instrument with a short neck, usually with 17 or 19 frets and...
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Noun

tenor banjo (plural tenor banjos)

  1. A type of small banjo-like stringed instrument with a short neck, usually with 17 or 19 frets and four strings, and played with a plectrum, originating in American jazz music.

Synonyms of tenor banjo

Forms of tenor banjo

pluraltenor banjos

Words formed from tenor banjo

Questions about tenor banjo

What does tenor banjo mean?
Tenor banjo means a type of small banjo-like stringed instrument with a short neck, usually with 17 or 19 frets and four strings, and played with a plectrum, originating in American jazz music.
What part of speech is tenor banjo?
Tenor banjo is a noun.
What is the plural of tenor banjo?
The plural of tenor banjo is tenor banjos.

Words near tenor banjo in the dictionary

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  7. tenor banjoist
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  9. tenor banjos
  10. tenor clef
  11. tenor clefs

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