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- [vahy-uh-lin]
- /ˌvaɪ əˈlɪn/
- /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vahy-uh-lin]
- /ˌvaɪ əˈlɪn/
Definitions of violin word
- noun violin the treble instrument of the family of modern bowed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder. 1
- noun violin a violinist or part for a violin. 1
- noun violin stringed instrument 1
- variable noun violin A violin is a musical instrument. Violins are made of wood and have four strings. You play the violin by holding it under your chin and moving a bow across the strings. 0
- noun violin a bowed stringed instrument, the highest member of the violin family, consisting of a fingerboard, a hollow wooden body with waisted sides, and a sounding board connected to the back by means of a soundpost that also supports the bridge. It has two f-shaped sound holes cut in the belly. The instrument, noted for its fine and flexible tone, is the most important of the stringed instruments. It is held under the chin when played. Range: roughly three and a half octaves upwards from G below middle C 0
- adjective violin designating the modern family of stringed instruments played with a bow, characterized by four strings tuned in fifths, a lack of frets, a somewhat rounded back, and f-shaped sound holes 0
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Origin of violin
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Italian violino, equivalent to viol(a) (see viola1) + -ino diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Violin
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violin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
violin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with violin
- how to tune a violin?
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- how much does a violin cost?
- how to play a violin?
- who invented the violin?
- what is the difference between a fiddle and a violin?
- how many strings on a violin?
- what are violin strings made of?
- how much is a violin?
- how hard is it to play the violin?
- how to string a violin?
- how to hold a violin bow?
- what is the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
- how to play twinkle twinkle little star on the violin?
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