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noun 
  1. (countable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
  2. (uncountable) Such a structure considered as a substance.
  3. (countable) Any long, thin and flexible object.
a violin
  1. (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
The of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive
  1. (countable) A series of items or events.
a of successes
  1. (countable) (computer science) A sequence of characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
  2. (music, countable, usually in plural) A stringed instrument or the person playing that instrument.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: snaarinstrumenten
    (trans-mid)
  • French: chaí®ne de caractères
  • German: Schnur
  • Italian: stringa
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: cordel , mecate , cuerda
verb (strings, stringing, strung)
  1. (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace
  1. (transitive) To put strings on (something).
It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly
Translations: 
  • Dutch: rijgen, aaneenrijgen
    (trans-mid)
  • French: enfiler
Etymology: Old English streng


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