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cellist

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cel⋅list

  [chel-ist]
–noun
a person who plays the cello.
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Origin:
1885–90; short for violoncellist
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cel·lo 1   (chěl'ō)   
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.]
cel'list (chěl'ĭst) n.
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