[vahy-uh-lin] 
| 1. | the treble instrument of the family of modern bowed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder. |
| 2. | a violinist or part for a violin. |
| vi·o·lin (vī'ə-lĭn') 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.] vi'o·lin'ist n., vi'o·lin·is'tic adj. |
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