[ 'tʃɛləʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a bass instrument of the violin family, held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player.
Derivatives
cellist noun
Origin
C19: shortening (perh. earlier in Ger.) of violon~ .
[ 'tʃɛləʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a bass instrument of the violin family, held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player.
Derivatives
cellist noun
Origin
C19: shortening (perh. earlier in Ger.) of violon~ .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004