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combolin

noun

Etymology

Blend of combination + mandolin? One of the early combolins was a combined mandolin and guitar.

  1. derived from mandolino
  2. borrowed from mandoline
  3. compounded as combolin — “combination + mandolin”

Definitions

  1. Any of a series of unusual musical instruments combining various other instruments, first…

    Any of a series of unusual musical instruments combining various other instruments, first created in the 1960s.

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