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

stringed instrument
a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound

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13 Subcategories

banjo go
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
bowed stringed instrument, string go
stringed instruments that are played with a bow
chordophone go
a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
clavichord go
an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound
clavier, Klavier go
a stringed instrument that has a keyboard
dulcimer go
a stringed instrument used in American folk music
guitar go
a stringed instrument usually having six strings
koto go
Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither
piano, pianoforte, forte-piano go
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
psaltery go
an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
samisen, shamisen go
a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox
sitar go
a stringed instrument of India
cither, zither, zithern go
a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board