"fretboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fretboards [plural]
Etymology: fret + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fret|board}} fret + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} fretboard (plural fretboards)
  1. (music) A fret or plate put over the neck of musical instruments or its fingerboard, to create a different sound of notes. Wikipedia link: fretboard Categories (topical): Music Translations (a board on the neck of stringed instruments used to shorten or lengthen strings to create different sound of notes. — see also fingerboard): bundiertes Griffbrett [neuter] (German), mit Bünden versehenes Griffbrett [neuter] (German), paparipa (Maori), escala [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-fretboard-en-noun-Y7Fxabyd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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