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violins

[vahy-uh-lin] Origin

vi·o·lin

[vahy-uh-lin]
noun
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.

Origin:
1570–80; < Italian violino, equivalent to viol(a) (see viola1) + -ino diminutive suffix
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violin
1579, from It. violino, dim. of viola (see viola).
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violin definition


The most familiar and highest-pitched instrument of the strings. A typical symphony orchestra has more than two dozen violinists.

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