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 concert, also featuring Ray Ushikubo on violin, Carson Rick on viola and Allan Hon on cello, will be introduced by musicologist Kristi Brown-Montesano and followed by a Q&A with the musicians and a high tea buffet with French champagne.
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Wild Tunes connects shelters like Anti-Cruelty with volunteer musicians of all backgrounds and levels of experience, including 10-year-old Ben Govertsen, who plays the cello for a captive audience of cats.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The pair were joined by four musicians who accompanied them on guitar, cello, drums, banjo, and cuatro.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
The album’s messy yet seamless scatter-spray of instruments—cello, hand shakers, piano—gets torn apart by the foulest plumes of bass.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Wild Tunes connects shelters like Anti-Cruelty with volunteer musicians of all backgrounds and levels of experience, including 10-year-old Ben Govertsen, who plays the cello for a captive audience of cats.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The pair were joined by four musicians who accompanied them on guitar, cello, drums, banjo, and cuatro.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
The album’s messy yet seamless scatter-spray of instruments—cello, hand shakers, piano—gets torn apart by the foulest plumes of bass.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cello
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“Cello.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cello. Accessed 29 Nov. 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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