CONTRE VIOLE

Meaning of CONTRE VIOLE in English

kōⁿ.trəvyȯl, ˈkän.trəvēˌȯl noun

Etymology: French contre-viole, literally, counter viol

: a 16-foot organ stop with a string tone

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VIOLE — (n.) A vial.
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VIOLE — ( n. ) A vial.
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VIOLE — noun a vial.
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CONTRE GAMBE — kōⁿ.trəgääⁿb, ˈkän.trəˌgam(b) noun ( -s ) Etymology: French contre-gambe, from contre- counter- + gambe viola da gamba, short for viole …
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VIOLE SORDINE — vēˈōlsȯrˈdēn noun ( plural viole sordines ) Etymology: probably modification of French viole sourdine muted viol : a soft string-toned …
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VIOLE D'ORCHESTRE — vēˈōldȯ(r)ˈkestr( ə ), -t(rə) noun ( plural violes d'orchestre ) Etymology: French, orchestra viol : an imitative string-toned pipe-organ stop …
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PARDESSUS DE VIOLE — |pärdə|südəvēˈōl noun Etymology: French, literally, above the viol : a small viol higher in pitch than the treble viol
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CONTRE-JOUR — /kon'treuh zhoor"/ ; Fr. /kawonntrddeu zhoohrdd"/ , adj. (of a photograph) taken with the camera pointed more or less in …
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CONTRE-POLARISATION — Cross-polar en anglais. On désigne par contre-polarisation, la polarisation inverse de celle reçue. Si l'émission est en horizontal, elle ne …
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VIOLET — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, diminutive of viole ~, from Latin viola Date: 14th century 1. any of …
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VIOLA DA GAMBA — noun (plural violas da gamba or viole da gamba) Etymology: Italian, leg viol Date: 1597 a bass member of the …
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VIOLA D'AMORE — noun (plural violas d'amore or viole d'amore) Etymology: Italian, viol of love Date: circa 1700 a tenor viol having usually …
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COUNTRY — I. noun (plural countries) Etymology: Middle English contree, from Anglo-French cuntree, contré, from Medieval Latin contrata, from Latin contra against, …
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COUNTERTENOR — noun Etymology: Middle English countretenour part balancing the tenor, from Middle French contreteneur, from contre- + teneur tenor Date: 15th …
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COUNTER- — prefix Etymology: Middle English contre-, from Anglo-French, from cuntre 1. contrary ; opposite , opposing ; retaliatory , complementary ; …
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COUNTER — I. noun Etymology: Middle English countour, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin computatorium computing place, from Latin computare Date: 14th century …
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CONTRETEMPS — noun (plural ~) Etymology: French, from contre- counter- + temps time, from Latin tempus Date: 1769 an inopportune or embarrassing …
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VIOLET — I. ˈvīələ̇t sometimes ˈvīl-; usu -ə̇.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French violete, diminutive of viole …
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VIOL — I. viol obsolete variant of vial II. vi·ol ˈvī(ə)l sometimes -ī(ˌ)ōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French viole viol, …
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COUNTERVAIL — I. ˈkau̇ntə(r)ˌvāl, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, esp before pause or cons -āəl verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English countrevailen, from Middle French …
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COUNTERPOISE — I. |kau̇ntə(r)+ transitive verb Etymology: alteration (influenced by poise ) of Middle English countrepesen, counterpeisen, from Middle French contrepeser, from …
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COUNTERPOINT — I. ˈkau̇ntə(r)+ˌ- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: earlier conterpoint, from Middle French contrepoint, from contre- counter- + point dot, musical …
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COUNTERPANE — I. counterpane noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English contrepane, from contre- counter- + pane, pan piece, part, piece of …
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COUNTERMURE — I. ˈkau̇ntə(r)+ˌ- noun Etymology: alteration of earlier contremeur, from Middle French contremur, from contre- counter- + mur wall — more …
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COUNTERMAND — I. ˈkau̇ntə(r)ˌmand, -ˌmaa(ə)nd, -ˌmȧnd, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English countermaunden, from Middle French contremander, from contre- …
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COUNTERFEIT — I. ˈkau̇ntə(r)ˌfit, usu -id.+V; Brit also -ˌfēt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English countrefeten, from Middle French contrefait, past …
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COUNTERENAMEL — I. ˈkau̇ntər+ noun Etymology: counter- + enamel (n.); translation of French contre-émail : enamel on the reverse side of an …
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COUNTERCHANGE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ- noun Etymology: part translation of Middle French contrechange, from contre- counter- + change exchange change — more at …
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CONTREFILET — kōⁿ.trəfēlā; ¦kōn.trəfə̇¦lā, ¦kän-, -ˈfi(ˌ)lā noun Etymology: French contre-filet , from contre- counter- + filet fillet : club steak
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VIOLON — ˈvīələn, ˈvēəl-, -ˌlän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, aug. of viole viol, viola — more at viol : …
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VIOLA POMPOSA — vēˌōləpämˈpōsə noun ( plural viole pompo·se -(ˌ)lāpämˈpo(ˌ)sā) Etymology: Italian, pompous viol 1. : an obsolete large viola with five strings …
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VIOLA DI BORDONE — -dēbōrˈdōnā noun ( plural viole di bordone ) Etymology: Italian, bass viol : a large viola d'amore
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VIOLA DA SPALLA — -dəˈspälə noun ( plural viole da spalla ) Etymology: Italian, shoulder viol : a cello carried in processions by a …
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VIOLA D'AMORE — -dəˈmōrā noun ( plural viole d'amore ) Etymology: Italian, viol of love 1. : a tenor viol having usually seven …
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VIOLA DA GAMBA — -dəˈgämbə, -ˈgam-, -ˈgȧm-, -ˈgaam- noun ( plural viole da gamba ) Etymology: Italian, leg viol 1. : a bass member …
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VIAL — ˈvī(ə)l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English viole, fiole — more at phial 1. : a small vessel for …
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DESCANT VIOL — noun 1. : treble viol 2. : pardessus de viole
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COUNTERPASSANT — |kau̇ntə(r)+ adjective Etymology: past translation of French contre-passant, from contre- counter- + passant — more at passant heraldry : passant …
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COUNTERGUARD — “+ˌ- noun Etymology: part translation of Middle French contre-garde, from contre- counter- + garde guard, from Old French guarde — …
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COUNTER- — prefix Etymology: Middle English countre-, from Middle French contre-, contre — more at counter (adverb) 1. a. : contrary : …
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CONTRECOUP — ˈkōn.trəˌkü, ˈkän.-, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: French contre-coup, from contre-, counter- + coup blow — more at coup …
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CLAVIOL — noun or clav·i·ole ˈklavēˌōl, -āv- ; or cla·vi·al ˈklāvēəl ( -s ) Etymology: blend of clavi- (I) and viol, viole …
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VIOLET — /vuy"euh lit/ , n. 1. any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, …
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VIOL — /vuy"euhl/ , n. a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number …
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VIAL — /vuy"euhl, vuyl/ , n. , v. , vialed, vialing or ( esp. Brit. ) vialled, vialling . n. 1. Also, …
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COUNTERPANE — — counterpaned , adj. /kown"teuhr payn'/ , n. Older Use. a quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread. [ 1425-75; …
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VIOLET — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French violete, diminutive of viole violet, from Latin viola Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
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VIOLA D'AMORE — noun ( plural violas d'amore or viole d'amore ) Etymology: Italian, viol of love Date: circa 1700 : a tenor …
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VIOL — noun Etymology: Middle English vial, from Anglo-French viele, viole, from Old Occitan viola Date: 15th century : a bowed stringed …
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VIAL — noun Etymology: Middle English fiole, viole, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin fiola, alteration of Latin phiala — more at phial …
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VIOLET — ■ noun 1》 a small plant typically with purple, blue, or white five-petalled flowers. [Many species in the genus Viola …
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VIOLET — [vi.o.let] n [ME, fr. MF violete, dim. of viole violet, fr. L viola] (14c) 1 a: any of a genus …
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VIOLA D'AMORE — [viola d'a.mo.re] n, pl violas d'amore or viole d'amore [It, viol of love] (ca. 1700): a tenor viol having usu. …
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COUNTER- — [counter-] prefix [ME contre-, fr. MF, fr. contre] 1 a: contrary: opposite "counterclockwise" "countermarch" b: opposing: retaliatory "counterforce" "counteroffensive" 2: …
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COUNTER — [count.er] n [ME countour, fr. MF comptouer, fr. ML computatorium computing place, fr. L computare] (14c) 1: a piece (as …
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RONSARD, PIERRE DE — born , Sept. 11, 1524, La Possonnire, near Couture, Fr. died Dec. 27, 1585, Saint-Cosme, near Tours poet, chief among …
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COUNTER — I. coun ‧ ter 1 S3 /ˈkaʊntə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ count …
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COUNTER- — counter- /kaʊntə $ -tər/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: contre- , from contre ; ⇨ ↑ …
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