tenor banjo

noun

A type of small banjo-like stringed instrument with a short neck, usually with 17 or 19 frets and four strings, and played with a plectrum, originating in American jazz music.

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four-string banjo
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Meanings

nountenor banjo (plural tenor banjos)

plural tenor banjos

  1. entertainmentA type of small banjo-like stringed instrument with a short neck, usually with 17 or 19 frets and four strings, and played with a plectrum, originating in American jazz music.

    Synonyms: four-string banjo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of small banjo-like stringed instrument with a short neck, usually with 17 or 19 frets and four strings, and played with a plectrum, originating in American jazz music.

Similar
four-string banjo
Also see
four-string banjo
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APA

tenor banjo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenor%20banjo

MLA

“tenor banjo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenor%20banjo. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenor banjo,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenor%20banjo.

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