chordophone|ˈkɔːdəfəʊn| [f. chord n.1 + -o: see -phone.] Any stringed musical instrument. 1937Times Lit.Suppl. 17 Apr. 288/2 Those [instruments] which employ..one or more strings (chordophones).1961A. C. Baines Mus. Instruments 351 Chordophones, stringed instruments.