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 Definitions of samisen  [ˈsæm əˌsɛn]  

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Definition of 'samisen' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) samisen
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings.

Etymology:  (1610–20; < Japn &indirdesc; Chin sānxia three-string banjo)

Definition of 'samisen' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) samisen, shamisen
a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum

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