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| vi·o·lin [ v ə lín ] (plural vi·o·lins) |
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1. stringed instrument played with bow: a wooden musical instrument with four strings and an unfretted fingerboard, held under the player's chin and played with a bow. The violin has the highest range in the family of stringed instruments to which it gives its name.
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2. violinist: a musician who plays a violin, especially in an orchestra
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| [Late 16th century. < Italian violino, diminutive of viola (see viola1)] |
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