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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

device go
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

instrument, musical instrument
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

noun.artifact

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barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, street organ go
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
bass go
the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
calliope, steam organ go
a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument go
a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
jew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bow go
a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
keyboard instrument go
a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
music box, musical box go
produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
percussion instrument, percussive instrument go
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
stringed instrument go
a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
wind, wind instrument go
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath