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 Definitions of violin  [ˌvaɪ əˈlɪn]  

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Definition of 'violin' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) violin
the treble instrument of the family of modern bowed stringed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder.

Etymology:  (1570–80; < It violino=viol(a) (see viola1) +-ino-ine3)

Definition of 'violin' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) violin, fiddle
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


Definition of 'violin' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) violin
a string instrument held under your chin and played with a bow
to play the violin


Definition of 'violin' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) violin
a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle


Translation of 'violin' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a type of musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow
She played the violin in the school orchestra; Can you play that on the violin?

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: viool Arabic flag Arabic: كَمان، كَمَنْجَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: цигулка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: violino Czech flag Czech: housle German flag German: die Violine
Danish flag Danish: violin Greek flag Greek: βιολί Spanish flag Spanish: violín
Estonian flag Estonian: viiul Farsi flag Farsi: ویولن Finnish flag Finnish: viulu
French flag French: violon Hebrew flag Hebrew: כִּינוֹר Hindi flag Hindi: सारंगी
Croatian flag Croatian: violina Hungarian flag Hungarian: hegedű Indonesian flag Indonesian: biola
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fiðla Italian flag Italian: violino Japanese flag Japanese: バイオリン
Korean flag Korean: 바이올린 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: smuikas Latvian flag Latvian: vijole
Malay flag Malay: violin, biola Dutch flag Dutch: viool Norwegian flag Norwegian: fiolin, fele
Polish flag Polish: skrzypce Persian flag Persian: ویولن Pashto flag Pashto: سرينده، سارينګه، غچكه، وا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: violino Romanian flag Romanian: vioară Russian flag Russian: скрипка
Slovak flag Slovak: husle Slovenian flag Slovenian: violina Serbian flag Serbian: violina
Swedish flag Swedish: violin Thai flag Thai: ไวโอลิน Turkish flag Turkish: keman
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 小提琴 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: скрипка Urdu flag Urdu: سارنگي
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: vĩ cầm Chinese flag Chinese: 小提琴

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