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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mandolin \Man"do*lin\, Mandoline \Man"do*line\, n. [F.
   mandoline, It. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. L. pandura.
   See Bandore.] (Mus.)
   A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the
   lute.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mandolin
    n 1: a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played
         with a plectrum