cello
noun
cel·lo
ˈche-(ˌ)lō 
plural cellos also celli
ˈche-lē
: the bass member of the violin family tuned an octave below the viola
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The concerts highlighted her outstanding skills as a cellist and uncanny ability to weave parts of Bach cello suites and short works by contemporary composers into a seamless hour of mesmerizing music.
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
The first video to pop up was a video of Kevin playing cello and beatboxing at the same time.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Elijah Lee, a biomedical engineering senior at Yale and co-founder of Forte3D, just secured a massive deal on Shark Tank after 3D-printing a cello using carbon fiber and polymer composites.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
There’s Walter’s serene cello and Marjorie’s pensive, slightly coy violin, sometimes playful or petulant or, still, a little vain and secretive — other times thin and trembling, lost in the haze of dementia.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
The first video to pop up was a video of Kevin playing cello and beatboxing at the same time.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Elijah Lee, a biomedical engineering senior at Yale and co-founder of Forte3D, just secured a massive deal on Shark Tank after 3D-printing a cello using carbon fiber and polymer composites.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
There’s Walter’s serene cello and Marjorie’s pensive, slightly coy violin, sometimes playful or petulant or, still, a little vain and secretive — other times thin and trembling, lost in the haze of dementia.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Cello.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cello. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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cello
noun
cel·lo
ˈchel-ō
plural cellos
: a large musical instrument of the violin family that plays the bass or tenor part
Etymology
shortened form of violoncello
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