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VIOLIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

Synonyms:

fiddle; violin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("violin" is a kind of...):

bowed stringed instrument; string (stringed instruments that are played with a bow)

Meronyms (parts of "violin"):

chin rest (a rest on which a violinist can place the chin)

fiddlestick; violin bow (a bow used in playing the violin)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "violin"):

Amati (a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family)

Guarnerius (a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family)

Strad; Stradavarius (a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family)

Derivation:

violinist (a musician who plays the violin)

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