octophone

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noun

A modern stringed instrument intended to be able to play the tone combinations of the tenor guitar, tenor banjo, ukulele, taro-patch fiddle, tiple, mandolin, mandola and mandocello.

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Meanings

nounoctophone (plural octophones)

plural octophones

  1. entertainmentA modern stringed instrument intended to be able to play the tone combinations of the tenor guitar, tenor banjo, ukulele, taro-patch fiddle, tiple, mandolin, mandola and mandocello.

Origin

From octo- + -phone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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