- monochords
- n. ancient acoustic instrument made of an oblong wooden box with a single string, instrument for determining musical intervals'mÉ‘nəʊkÉ”rd /'mÉ’nəʊkÉ”Ëd
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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