Tamboura

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tamboura \Tam*bour"a\, n.
     1. (Mus.) A stringed musical instrument resembling a lute but
        lacking frets, with a small round body and a long neck,
        used to produce an accompaniment for singing; -- called
        also {tambur}, {tambour}, and {tampur}. [Also spelled
        {tambura}.]


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