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Definition of violin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

violin

noun
 
/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/
 
/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/
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  1. a musical instrument with strings, which you hold under your chin and play with a bow
    • Brahms’ violin concerto
    • Bach’s sonatas and partitas for solo violin
    • The cello is a member of the violin family.
    compare viola see also fiddleTopics Musica2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • first
    • second
    • solo
    • …
    verb + violin
    • tune
    violin + noun
    • bow
    • string
    • case
    • …
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian violino, diminutive of viola (see viola).
See violin in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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