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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

shamisen / ˈʃæmɪˌsɛn/, samisen / ˈsæmɪˌsɛn/

a Japanese plucked stringed instrument with a long neck, an unfretted fingerboard, and a rectangular soundbox

Etymology: Japanese, from Chinese san-hsien, from san three + hsien string

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