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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
banjo \ban"jo\ n. [Formerly also banjore and banjer; corrupted from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.] A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and a circular body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
banjo
noun: a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body [also: {banjoes} (pl)]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "banjo": Dobro guitar, F-hole guitar, Spanish guitar, archlute, balalaika, banjo-uke, banjo-ukulele, banjo-zither, banjorine, banjuke, bass guitar, centerhole guitar, concert guitar, electric guitar, guitar, lute, mando-bass, mando-cello, mandola, mandolin, mandolute, mandore, oud, pandora, pandura, samisen, sitar, steel guitar, tamboura, theorbo, troubadour fiddle, uke, ukulele
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