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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(music) A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs, originating among the Shona of southern Africa; any type of plucked lamellophone of the same type as the Shona instrument..
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Mbira means (music) A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs, originating among the Shona of southern Africa; any type of plucked lamellophone of the same type as the Shona instrument..
Common synonyms include finger piano, sanza, thumb piano.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use mbira where its definition matches the intended context.
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