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mandolin

The correct spelling is mandolin.

How to pronounce mandolin

/ˈmændəlɪn/
noun

IPA: /ˈmændəlɪn/

Say it like: Man-dol-in

The correct spelling is mandolin. A stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back
  2. 2.A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline)
  3. 3.An RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport and other ground targets

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