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oud
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/ ud /
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noun
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
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Origin of oud
1730–40; <Arabic ʿūd literally, wood; see lute1
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British Dictionary definitions for oud
oud
/ (uːd) /
noun
an Arabic stringed musical instrument resembling a lute or mandolin
Word Origin for oud
from Arabic al `ūd, literally: the wood. Compare lute 1
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