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pipa

 or p'i-p'a

Short-necked Chinese lute. It has a pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard, and the silk strings are plucked with the fingernails. It is prominent in the opera orchestra and as an ensemble, solo, and accompanying instrument. The Japanese biwa is a similar instrument.



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Ford sales analyst George Pipas said the automaker expects industry sales to improve in the fourth quarter from the weak performance earlier this year but cautioned that "it's going to be pretty slow going.
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