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violist

vi·ol·ist
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vahy-uh-list]
    • /ˈvaɪ ə lɪst/
    • /viˈəʊ.lɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-uh-list]
    • /ˈvaɪ ə lɪst/

Definitions of violist word

  • noun violist a person who plays the viola. 1
  • noun violist a person who plays the viola 0
  • noun violist a person who plays the viol 0
  • noun violist a viol player 0
  • noun violist a viola player 0
  • noun violist (music) a person who plays the viol. 0

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Origin of violist

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; viol + -ist

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Violist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

violist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

violist usage trend in Literature

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