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cello

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cel·lo 1  (chl)
n. pl. cel·los
A four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, pitched lower than the viola but higher than the double bass.

[Short for violoncello.]

cellist (chlst) n.

cel·lo 2  (sl)
n.
Cellophane.

cel·lo adj.

cello [chell-oh]
Noun
pl -los a large low-pitched musical instrument of the violin family, held between the knees and played with a bow [short for violoncello]
cellist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cellocello - a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
bowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
Translations
cello [ˈtʃɛləu] nvioloncelo

cello [ˈtʃɛləu] nvioloncelle m

cello [ˈtʃɛləu] nCello nt

cello [ˈtʃɛləu] nvioloncello

cello
n cello, 'cello [ˈtʃeləu]
(short for ˈvioloncello) a stringed musical instrument similar to, but much larger than, a violin. tjello آلة موسيقيوَتَرِيَّه تَشْبِهُ الكَمان الكَبير: تشيلو чело cello, violoncello cello das Cello βιολοντσέλο violonchelo tšello ویولن بزرگ؛ چلو sello violoncelle צֶ'לוֹ वायलिन के प्रकार का एक यंत्र čelo cselló celo selló violoncello チェロ 첼로 violončelė čells selo cello cello wiolonczela violoncelo violoncel виолончель (violon)čelo violončelo violončelo cello, violoncell ครื่องสายประเภทหนึ่งมีลักษณะคล้ายไวโอลินขนาดใหญ่ viyolonsel 大提琴 віолончель موسیقی کا ایک ساز đàn xe lô
n cellist, 'cellist
a person who plays the cello. tjellis عازِف على آلة تشيلو الموسيقيه челист (violon)cellista cellist der/die Cellist(in) βιολοντσελίστας violonchelista tšellist نوازندۀ ویولن بزرگ sellisti violoncelliste צֶ'לָן इसे बजाने वाला čelist csellista pemain selo sellóleikari violoncellista チェロ奏者 첼리스트 violončelininkas čellists pemain selo cellist cellist wiolonczelista violoncelista violoncelist виолончелист violončelista, -ka violončelist čelista cellist นักเล่นเชลโล viyolonselci 大提琴手 віолончеліст یہ ساز بجانے والا شخص người chơi đàn xe lô 大提琴


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During their progress, needless to say, the sounds of the cello are pretty well extinguished; but at last the three are at the head, and Tamoszius takes his station at the right hand of the bride and begins to pour out his soul in melting strains.
 
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