noun
violin
veye-uh-LIHN
noun
1
A small four-stringed instrument played with a bow, held under the chin, the highest-pitched of the standard string family.
"She has played the violin since she was six years old."
"The orchestra's first violin led the tuning before the concert."
How to Use Violin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small stringed instrument played with a bow — the standard high-pitched instrument in an orchestra.
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Common pairings
play the violin
a violin lesson
a violin solo
Word Forms
violined past tense, violins plural, violins singular
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Etymology
From Italian violino, "little viola."