musical instrument

noun

: a device (such as a violin, piano, or flute) used to make music

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Also popular were taking creative photographs, painting, and playing a musical instrument. Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 The current record-holder for the most expensive musical instrument sold at auction is another Stradivari violin: the 1721 Lady Blunt Stradivarius, named for the granddaughter of the British Romantic poet Lord Byron, which went for $15.9 million in 2011, according to Bloomberg’s Ed Stapley. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024 Authorities called it the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record. Jonathan Lloyd, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024 The musical instrument sitting over in the corner, idle but not gathering dust, at the center of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning play The Piano Lesson is more than just a piano. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for musical instrument 

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“Musical instrument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20instrument. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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