: 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 4¹/₂ octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge
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Some places are hot, some are cold, some are humid and some are dry, and that affects how the violin sounds.—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025 Or how about a string trio—violin, viola, cello—same, same, same.—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025 The violin maker whose hands still sharpen the same knives.—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025 Simone Kjolsrud remembered her daughter for being adventurous and someone who enjoyed being outdoors or playing the violin and cello.—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for violin
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Etymology
borrowed from Italian violino, from viola "viola, viol" + -ino, diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -īnus-ine entry 1
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