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violin
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vi·o·lin  (v-ln)
n.
A stringed instrument played with a bow, having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth, an unfretted fingerboard, and a shallower body than the viol and capable of great flexibility in range, tone, and dynamics.

[Italian violino, diminutive of viola, viola; see viola1.]

vio·linist n.
vio·lin·istic adj.

violin
Noun
a musical instrument, the highest member of the violin family, with four strings played with a bow [Italian violino a little viola]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.violinviolin - bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
Amati - a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family
bowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
chin rest - a rest on which a violinist can place the chin
fiddlestick, violin bow - a bow used in playing the violin
Guarnerius - a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family
Strad, Stradavarius - a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family
Translations
violin [vaɪəˈlɪn] nviolín m

violin [vaɪəˈlɪn] nviolon m

violin [vaɪəˈlɪn] nGeige f, Violine f

violin [vaɪəˈlɪn] nviolino

violin
n violin [vaiəˈlin]
a type of musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow She played the violin in the school orchestra; Can you play that on the violin? viool كَمان، كَمَنْجَه цигулка housle violin die Violine βιολί violín viiul ویولن viulu violon כִּינוֹר सारंगी violina hegedű biola fiðla violino バイオリン 바이올린 smuikas vijole violin, biola viool fiolin, fele skrzypce violino vioară скрипка husle violina violina violin ไวโอลิน keman 小提琴 скрипка سارنگي vĩ cầm
n vioˈlinist
a violin player She is a leading violinist. vioolspeler عازِف الكَمان цигулар houslista, -ka violinist der/die Violinist(in) βιολιστής violinista viiuldaja نوازنده ویولن viulisti violoniste כַּנָר सारंगी बेला आदि बजाने वाला violinist hegedűművész pemain biola fiðluleikari violinista バイオリン奏者 바이올린 주자 smuikininkas vijolnieks pemain violin, biola violist fiolinspiller, fiolinist skrzypek violinista violonist скрипач huslista, -ka violinist violinista violinist นักสีไวโอลิน kemancı 小提琴手 скрипаль سارنگي نواز người chơi vĩ cầm 小提琴


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