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veye-uh-LIN/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/

A violin is a four-string instrument played with a bow: play the violin, violin lesson, a violin case. Guitar is strummed; piano uses keys. Orchestra often includes violins. Play the violin (with the). Do not write violence (fighting) for violin. Bow here is the stick, not a knot in ribbon.

Meaning

A wooden musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow.

Examples

• “She plays the violin in the school orchestra.”
• “She practised the violin for twenty minutes after school.”
• “A violin solo opened the concert at the town hall.”

Good to know

play the violin. Tool: bow. Other instruments: guitar, piano. Mix-up: violence.

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