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   Ban·jo

   /ˈbanjō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a stringed musical instrument with a long neck and a round open-backed body consisting of parchment stretched over a metal hoop like a tambourine, played by plucking or with a plectrum. It is used especially in American folk music.
   • ▪ an object resembling a banjo in shape: "a banjo clock"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: originally a black American alteration of bandore (see bandora).

   Derivatives

   • 1. banjoist noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • J

     8

   • O

     1

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