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bandura

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[ban-door-uh] / bænˈdʊər ə /

noun

  1. a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute family.


Etymology

Origin of bandura

< Ukrainian bandúra, probably < Polish < Italian < Greek pandoûra. See bandore

Example Sentences

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I draw on the work from social psychologist Albert Bandura.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2023

By the end of his career, Dr. Bandura was one of the most frequently cited psychologists of all time, often compared in his significance to Skinner, developmental psychologist Jean Piaget and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021

Dr. Bandura was married in 1952 to Virginia Varns.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021

To understand the present, Bandura told Davis and her teammates, they must understand the past.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2018

Bandura in hand, alternately puffing at his pipe and singing, a brandy-glass upon his head, the greybeard began the national dance amid loud shouts from the merry-makers.

From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various

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