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violinist

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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.

violinist [ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst]
n
(Music, other) a person who plays the violin
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.violinistviolinist - a musician who plays the violin      
instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
Translations
violinist [ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst] Nviolinista mf

violinist [ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst] nvioloniste mf
violin player nvioloniste mf

violinist
nGeiger(in) m(f), → Violinist(in) m(f)

violinist [ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst] nviolinista m/f
violinist [ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst] nviolinista m/f

violinist عازف الكمان houslista violinist Geiger βιολιστής violinista viulunsoittaja violoniste violinist violinista バイオリン奏者 바이올리니스트 vioolspeler fiolinist skrzypek violinista скрипач violonist นักสีไวโอลิน kemancı người chơi đàn vi-ô-lông 小提琴演奏者


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The spectral forms of the lost pack were all about him as he sang and ran in open-eyed dream; the violinist paused in surprise; the men poked the monkey leader of the monkey orchestra and whirled him about wildly raging on his revolving stool; and Johnny laughed.
The sound of tools to a clever workman who loves his work is like the tentative sounds of the orchestra to the violinist who has to bear his part in the overture: the strong fibres begin their accustomed thrill, and what was a moment before joy, vexation, or ambition, begins its change into energy.
He maintained that the father was the first violinist in the world and that the daughter had the making of a great artist.
 
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