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VIOLIN
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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)
