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nouna stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular bodytype of:
Definition that contains banjo
- bluegrass a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars
- shamisen a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
- samisen a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum