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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hollow chamber in the body of an instrument, such as a violin or cello, that intensifies the resonance of the tone.
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- noun music The open,
resonant chamber of a stringedmusical instrument that intensifies itstone
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