Arts
Dictionaries thesauruses pictures and press releases
ukelele

ukelele

oxford

views updated

ukelele [ukulele](from Hawaiian ‘leaping flea’). Small 4-str. instr. like a guitar, of Portuguese orig. and introduced by the Portuguese to Sandwich Island c.1877. Patented in Hawaii 1917, where it became very common, its popularity spreading to USA and Europe. Easy to learn, with special notation. Played by strumming with fingers. Eng. popularity much aided by its assoc. with the Lancashire comedian George Formby (1905–61).

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"ukelele ." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. . Encyclopedia.com. 6 Dec. 2024 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"ukelele ." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. . Encyclopedia.com. (December 6, 2024). https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/ukelele

"ukelele ." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. . Retrieved December 06, 2024 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/ukelele

Learn more about citation styles

Citation styles

Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA).

Within the “Cite this article” tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. Then, copy and paste the text into your bibliography or works cited list.

Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates. Therefore, it’s best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publication’s requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites:

Notes:

Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. However, the date of retrieval is often important. Refer to each style’s convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates.
In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list.