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

mandolin \man"dolin\, mandoline \man"doline\, n. f.
   mandoline, it. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. l. pandura.
   see bandore. mus.
   a small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the
   lute.
   1913 webster
see also:
bandore 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

mandolin
     n : a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played
         with a plectrum

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 moby thesaurus words for "mandolin":
   dobro guitar, f-hole guitar, spanish guitar, archlute, balalaika,
   banjo, banjo-uke, banjo-ukulele, banjo-zither, banjorine, banjuke,
   bass guitar, centerhole guitar, concert guitar, electric guitar,
   guitar, lute, mando-bass, mando-cello, mandola, mandolute, mandore,
   oud, pandora, pandura, samisen, sitar, steel guitar, tamboura,
   theorbo, troubadour fiddle, uke, ukulele

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