lute
/l(j)uหt/
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Simple Meaning
an old musical instrument with strings, like a guitar, played with the fingers.
When to Use
๐Academic Writing๐Exam Vocabulary
Advanced โ complex ideas, academic/professional
Examples in Conversation
โHe played a beautiful song on the lute at the medieval fair.โ
โI've never seen a lute before โ is it hard to learn?โ
Learning Path
โถFull Definition
A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
Related Words
Synonyms:
string instrument
Word Family:
lutenistlute player