violin
IPA: vaɪʌɫˈɪn
noun
- A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
- (inexact, sometimes proscribed) Any instrument of the violin family, always inclusive of violins, violas, and cellos and sometimes further including the double bass.
- (music, metonymically) The position of a violinist in an orchestra or group.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To play on, or as if on, a violin.
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Examples of "violin" in Sentences
- I play the violin and the guitar.
- He plays the violin and the flute.
- He was taught the violin and the piano.
- He teaches violin and piano to students.
- Jesty plays the violin and the piano and enjoys juggling.
- He studied violin, violoncello and later piano and organ.
- I could hear the flute, the violin, the cello, and the piano.
- Besides the piano, Fung also plays the harpsichord and violin.
- He plays the violin and the piano and is learning to play the guitar.
- In the orchestra, the harpsichord and the first violin are prevalent.
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