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n. - (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments.

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  • When he says 'synthesiser', replace it with 'browser' in your mind, and think about it for a moment:
  • If you want to make one, you use a peptide synthesiser.
  • What's that plugged in to your synthesiser Mr McGregor?
  • Sting brought the song into the studio with a synthesiser riff.
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