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violin

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violin


Main Entry:
vi·o·lin Listen to the pronunciation of violin
Pronunciation:
\ˌvī-ə-ˈlin\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Italian violino, diminutive of viola
Date:
circa 1576
: a bowed stringed instrument having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth and a usual range from G below middle C upward for more than 412 octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge
vi·o·lin·ist Listen to the pronunciation of violinist \-ist\ noun
vi·o·lin·ist·ic Listen to the pronunciation of violinistic \-ə-lə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective


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