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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">bellies</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>lutes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>resonators</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>chordophone components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>belly</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>soundtables</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tables</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Upper surfaces of the soundboxes of chordophones over which the strings pass and which play a major part in transmitting the vibration of the strings to the surrounding atmosphere. ]]></note></mads>