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| bluegrass |
country music of the southern United States played on instruments that have strings, such as the banjo, fiddle, and mandolin. [1/2 definitions] |
| fiddle |
A fiddle is a violin. "Fiddle" is an informal word for the violin and is not usually used when talking about a violin played in a large orchestra. In the United States, people usually play a "fiddle" in a small band in front of a somewhat small audience that might be dancing or clapping along with the music. [1/2 definitions] |
| fidget |
to make small, restless movements using your hands; fiddle (often followed by "with"). [1/2 definitions] |
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