violist

[ vahy-uh-list ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

violist

[ vee-oh-list ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

violist

/ vɪˈəʊlɪst /

violist

/ ˈvaɪəlɪst /

Origin of violist¹

First recorded in 1660–70; viol + -ist

Origin of violist²

At a later period he occupied for several years the post of violist in the orchestra.

The first of them has the title, The Division-violist, or the Introduction to the playing upon a ground.

The author, bent upon going to the root of his subject, begins with the Creation, and speaks of Adam as a Violist.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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