violin

Meaning

Noun

1. A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
2. (proscribed, sometimes) Any instrument of the violin family, always inclusive of violins, violas and cellos, and sometimes further including the double bass.
3. (metonymically) A violinist in an orchestra or group.

Verb

To play on, or as if on, a violin.

Synonyms

fiddle

guitar

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hunchback

mauve

stringed instrument

viola

violet

bamboo clump

bamboo stump

violinette

catgut

gourd

Translations

violon

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violino

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violín

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Violine

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viool

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Geige

🎻

βιολί

violí

🎻

violino

🎻

keman

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keman

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كمان

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kemançe

viyolîn

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/

Etymology

From Italian violino (“little viola”), from viola + -ino (forming diminutives).