violin

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

noun 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

Derived from Italian violino (“little viola”), from viola + -ino (forming dimunitives).

"Violin and piano," replied Mr. Stanton. — For the Sake of the School, Angela Brazil
Or anyway, mostly about the violin. — The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life, Sinclair Lewis
He is too big for first violin." — The Lost Prince, Frances Hodgson Burnett

fiddle

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