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01musical instrument
A2 · Elementary Countable noun Music
n. a small wooden instrument with four strings that you play by moving a bow across them.
n. a small, unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths, played with a horsehair bow.
“She practiced the violin for two hours every afternoon before dinner.”
“The soloist performed the concerto on a rare eighteenth-century violin, demonstrating the instrument's exceptional tonal range and clarity.”
Synonyms
02the player
B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Music
n. a person who plays the violin in an orchestra.
n. a violinist within an ensemble, often used to distinguish between first and second sections.
“He is the lead violin in the local youth orchestra.”
“The conductor gestured toward the first violins to signal the beginning of the lyrical second movement.”
Etymology
From Italian violino (“little viola”), from viola + -ino (forming diminutives).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- A2 · Elementary
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