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violoncello

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vi·o·lon·cel·lo  (v-ln-chl, v-)
n. pl. vi·o·lon·cel·los
A cello.

[Italian, diminutive of violone, violone; see violone.]

vio·lon·cellist n.

violoncello [vie-oll-on-chell-oh]
Noun
pl -los same as cello [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.violoncellovioloncello - 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
violoncello
n violoncello [vaiələnˈtʃelou]
full form of cello. tjello كَمان جَهير الصَّوْت вилончело violoncello cello das (Violon)Cello βιολοντσέλο violonchelo tðello ویولن بزرگ sello violoncelle צֶ'לוֹ मन्द्र वायलिन, वायलिनचैलो, वास वायलिन, एक प्रकार की बेला जो घेरे में दबा कर बजायी जाती है violončelo cselló selo selló violoncello チェロ 첼로 violonèelë čells violoncelo violoncel cello wiolonczela violoncelo violoncel виолончель violončelo violončelo violončelo violoncell เครื่องดนตรีเชลโล เป็นเครื่องดนตรีประเภทเครื่องสายขนาดใหญ่ viyolonsel, çello 大提琴 віолончель ايک قسم کي سارنگي đàn viôlông xen
n violonˈcellist
full form of cellist. tjellis عازِف الكَمان الجَهير вилончелист violoncellista, -ka cellist der/die (Violon)Cellist(in) βιολοντσελίστας violonchelista tðellist نوازنده ویولن بزرگ sellisti violoncelliste צֶ'לַן वायलिन वादक, उक्त प्रकार की वायलिन बजाने वाला violončelist csellista pemain selo sellóleikari violoncellista チェロ奏者 첼리스트 violonèelininkas čellists pemain violoncelo cellist cellospiller wiolonczelista violoncelista vio­loncelist виолончелист violončelista violončelist violončelista violoncellist คนเล่น cello viyolonselci 大提琴手 віолончеліст سارنگي بجانے والا người chơi đàn viôlông xen 大提琴


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As Elinor was neither musical, nor affecting to be so, she made no scruple of turning her eyes from the grand pianoforte, whenever it suited her, and unrestrained even by the presence of a harp, and violoncello, would fix them at pleasure on any other object in the room.
Wemmick no longer unwound Wemmick's arm when it adapted itself to her figure, but sat in a high-backed chair against the wall, like a violoncello in its case, and submitted to be embraced as that melodious instrument might have done.
Skimpole could play on the piano and the violoncello, and he was a composer--had composed half an opera once, but got tired of it--and played what he composed with taste.
 
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