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Look up: violin

  1. Violin
    The violin is a family of stringed musical instruments.
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  2. violin
    [n] - bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. violin
    instrument having four strings tuned at the interval of a fifth Category: General
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Violin
    Vi`o·lin' noun [ Italian violino , dim. of viola . See Viol .] (Mus.) A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle. » The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and gayety, as well as the power...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/27

  5. violin
    fiddle noun 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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  6. Violin
    • (n.) A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. violin
    bowed, stringed musical instrument that evolved during the Renaissance from earlier bowed instruments: the medieval fiddle; its 16th-century Italian ... [26 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/27

  8. violin
    violin, family of stringed musical instruments having wooden bodies whose backs and fronts are slightly convex, the fronts pierced by two ƒ-shaped resonance holes. The instruments of the violin family have been the dominant bowed instruments because of their versatility, brilliance, and balanc...
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  9. violin
    Click images to enlargeBowed, string instrument, the smallest and highest pitched (treble) of the violin family. Its four strings are tuned in fifths to G3, D4, A5, and E5. It is usually played tucked between the shoulder and left side of the chin. The right hand draws the bow across a string causing it to vibrate and pro...
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  10. Violin
    this word is also believed to be the source of the accessdate=2010-12-03-->--> The violin, while it has ancient origins, acquired most of its modern characteristics in 16th-century Italy, with some further modifications occurring in the 18th and 19th centuries. Violinists and collectors particularly...
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  11. Violin
    (novel) `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. Plot summary: The book is set in numerous places, including Vienna, New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro. The novel...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin

  12. Violin
    (album) Name = Violin | Type = Album | Artist = Vanessa-Mae | Cover = Vanexa.jpg | Released = May 1991 | Recorded = October 1990 | Genre = Classical | Length = 64:51 | Label = ??? | Producer = ??? | Reviews = | Last album = | This album = `Violin`<br />(1991) | Next album = Kids`...
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  13. Violin
    (film) `Violin` is a 2011 Malayalam musical romance film directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Asif Ali and Nithya Menon in the lead roles, and Vijayaraghavan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sreejith Ravi, Chembil Asokan, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan and Reena Basheer in other major roles. The film is about ...
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