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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Violin \Vi`o*lin"\, n. [It. violino, dim. of viola. See {Viol}.]
(Mus.)
A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a
fiddle.
Note: The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and
gayety, as well as the power and variety, of its tones,
and in the orchestra it is the leading and most
important instrument.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
violin
n : 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 [syn: {fiddle}]
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