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
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violin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fiddle |
| Type of | string, bowed stringed instrument |
| Has types | amati, guarnerius, strad, stradavarius |
| Derivation | violinist |
Examples of violin
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Here, violin soloist Rachel Barton Pine gave a stark and passionate performance.
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Later the violin grows animated and muscular, but always with an ear for beauty.
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As she stands there taking it in, violin notes rise from a room somewhere below.
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As a child Ms. Behrens studied piano and violin and had a natural singing voice.
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As the boys and girls look on, Frank quizzes them about the parts of the violin.
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For a while he played violin accompaniment in theaters that showed silent films.
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The most expensive is my great-great granny's violin, which I play all the time.
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Bowfire is an all-star show of violin and fiddle virtuosos, dancers and singers.
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Associate concertmaster Nadya Tichman's limpid violin solos added a tender note.
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- 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
- (violinist) a musician who plays the violin
- Violin was the first album released by violinst Vanessa-Mae. It was recorded in October 1990, near her 12th birthday, and released shortly afterwards in March 1991. Vanessa-Mae contributed her royalties from the album to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
- Violin is a novel by American horror writer Anne Rice, released on 15 October 1997. It moves away from her previous stories about vampires and witches to tell a ghost story.
- (Violinist (thought experiment)) The Violinist is a famous thought experiment first posed by Judith Jarvis Thomson in 1971.
- (Violins (Music)) Enraged at their poor playing, the conductor attacked the orchestra members with great violins.
- (Violins) may be purchased with 4, 5,or 6 strings.
- To see, or hear a violin in dreams, foretells harmony and peace in the family, and financial affairs will cause no apprehension. For a young woman to play on one in her dreams, denotes that she will be honored and receive lavish gifts. ...
- A stringed instrument in which strings are drawn with a box or plucked in order to produce sound
