violin
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violin
- /ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/
- /ˈʋaɪᵊ.lɪn/ South Asia
- /ˌvaɪ.oʊˈlin/ Hong Kong
- [ˌwaʊˈlin] Hong Kong
Rhymes with -ɪn
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Derived from Italian violino (“little viola”), from viola + -ino.
noun violins
- 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. When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like this, it's a violin.
- Any instrument of the violin family, always inclusive of violins, violas and cellos, and sometimes further including the double bass. The string quartet, one of the most popular groupings in chamber music, is composed entirely of violins: two violins proper, one viola, and one cello.
- A violinist in an orchestra or group. The violins are seated with sufficient elbow room.
verb violins · violining · violined
- To play on, or as if on, a violin.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fiddle, qin, piano, amati, fiddler, fiddling, ace, wind, anna, keman, violon, geige, violino, quint, viola d'amore, quinton
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noun string instrument
| Español | violín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바이올린 baiollin |
| 日本語 | バイオリン baiorin, 小提琴 Koteikin, 提琴 teikin, フィドル fidoru |
| 中文 | 小提琴 xiǎotíqín, 梵啞鈴 /梵哑铃 fànyǎlíng |
| हिन्दी | वायलिन vāylin, बेला belā, सारंगी sāraṅgī |
| Kiswahili | fidla |
| Português | violino, rabeca |
| Français | violon, crincrin |
| Deutsch | Geige, Violine, Fidel, Fiedel |
| Italiano | violino |
| Ελληνικά | βιολί violí |
| Română | vioară |
| Русский | скри́пка skrípka |
| Tiếng Việt | vĩ cầm |
| العربية | كَمَان kamān |
| עברית | כִּנּוֹר, כינור kinór |
Talk about this word "violin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/violin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. violin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/violin "violin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/violin.Cite this
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title = {violin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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