violin
noun /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/
/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/
- a musical instrument with strings, which you hold under your chin and play with a bow
enlarge image- Brahms’ violin concerto
- Bach’s sonatas and partitas for solo violin
- The cello is a member of the violin family.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- solo
- …
- tune
- bow
- string
- case
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian violino, diminutive of viola (see viola).
