lutherie

L1U1T1H4E1R1I1E1
/ˈluːtəɹi/

noun

The craft of making stringed musical instruments.

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Meanings

nounlutherie (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe craft of making stringed musical instruments.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Frenchlutherie“manufacture of stringed instruments”
  2. Englishlutherie

From French lutherie (“manufacture of stringed instruments”). Doublet of luthiery.

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Translations

Finnish kielisoitinten rakennus, viulunrakennus
  • kielisoitinten rakennuscraft
  • viulunrakennuscraft
  • kitaranrakennuscraft
French lutherie
  • lutheriecraft
Italian liuteria
  • liuteriacraft
Polish lutnictwo
  • lutnictwocraft
Portuguese luteria
  • luteriacraft
Russian произво́дство стру́нных инструме́нтов
  • произво́дство стру́нных инструме́нтов (proizvódstvo strúnnyx instruméntov)craft
Spanish lutería, luthería
  • luteríacraft
  • lutheríacraft
Cite this entry
APA

lutherie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutherie

MLA

“lutherie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutherie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lutherie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutherie.

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