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banjo
noun
ban·jo
ˈban-(ˌ)jō 
plural banjos also banjoes
: a musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummed
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Scott handled electric guitar duties, while Baker played the banjo.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 Dec. 2024
Musically talented, as well as being a singer-songwriter, Acacia plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and ukulele.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Musically talented, as well as being a singer-songwriter, Acacia plays the guitar, piano, banjo and ukulele.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Scott was a proficient banjo player by the age of 7 and began to experiment on a piano owned by a neighbor for whom his mother worked as a domestic.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 Dec. 2024
Musically talented, as well as being a singer-songwriter, Acacia plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and ukulele.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Musically talented, as well as being a singer-songwriter, Acacia plays the guitar, piano, banjo and ukulele.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Scott was a proficient banjo player by the age of 7 and began to experiment on a piano owned by a neighbor for whom his mother worked as a domestic.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Banjo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banjo. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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