A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
Origin
From Turkish kanun, from Arabic قَانُون, from Ancient Greek κανών. canon.
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