VIOLONE

Meaning of VIOLONE in English

ˌvēəˈlōnā noun

( -s )

Etymology: Italian, aug. of viola viol, viola — more at violin

1. : a viol of contrabass size and range

2. : contre basse

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

VIOLONE — (n.) The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; …
Английский словарь Webster
VIOLONE — ( n. ) The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VIOLONE — /vee'euh loh"nay/ , n. 1. a double bass. 2. an organ pedal stop of 16-foot pitch, giving a tone resembling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VIOLONE — noun the largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; …
Webster English vocab
VIOLONE — [ vɪə'ləʊneɪ , -ni ] ■ noun an early form of double bass, especially a large bass viol. Origin Ital., …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VIOLONE — violone BrE AmE ˈva ɪ ‿ə ləʊn ˈvi ː ‿; ˌvi ː ‿ə ˈləʊn eɪ AmE \ ˌviː ə ˈloʊn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VIOLONE — n. a double-bass viol. [It., augment. of VIOLA(1)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VIOLONE — n. a double-bass viol. [ It., augment. of VIOLA(1) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VIOLONE — n. a double-bass viol. Etymology: It., augment. of VIOLA(1)
Oxford English vocab
VIOLONE — n. ; ( also violono ) Contra-basso, double-bass.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
VIOLONCELLO — noun Etymology: Italian, diminutive of violone, augmentative of viola Date: circa 1724 cello , violoncellist noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VIOL — or viola da gamba Bowed stringed instrument of the 16th–18th centuries. The viols are distinguished from the violin family particularly …
Английский словарь Британика
CELLO — or violoncello Bowed, stringed instrument , the bass member of the violin family. Its full name means "little violone" i.e., …
Английский словарь Британика
VIOLONCELLO — -e(ˌ)lō noun Etymology: Italian, diminutive of violone 1. : a bass violin that is the modern form of the viola …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRE BASSE — kōⁿ.trəbääs, ˈkän.trəˌbās noun Etymology: French contrebasse, literally, contrabass, from Middle French, from Old Italian contrabasso — more at contrabass : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRABASSO — (n.) The largest kind of bass viol. See Violone.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRABASSO — ( n. ) The largest kind of bass viol. See Violone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VIOLONCELLO — /vee'euh leuhn chel"oh, vuy'-/ , n. , pl. violoncellos . cello. [ 1715-25; violon ( e ) VIOLONE + -cello …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VIOLONCELLO — noun Etymology: Italian, diminutive of violone, augmentative of viola Date: circa 1724 : cello • vi·o·lon·cel·list -ˈche-list noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTRABASSO — noun the largest kind of bass viol. ·see violone.
Webster English vocab
VIOLONCELLO — [ ˌvʌɪələn'tʃɛləʊ , ˌvi:ə- ] ■ noun formal term for cello . Derivatives violoncellist noun Origin C18: Ital., dimin. of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VIOLONCELLO — [vi.o.lon.cel.lo] n [It, dim. of violone, aug. of viola] (ca. 1724): cello -- vi.o.lon.cel.list n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VIOL — also called viola da gamba bowed, stringed musical instrument used principally in chamber music of the 16th to the 18th …
Britannica English vocabulary
CORELLI, ARCANGELO — born Feb. 17, 1653, Fusignano, near Imola, Papal States died Jan. 8, 1713, Rome Italian violinist and composer known chiefly …
Britannica English vocabulary
CELLO — cel ‧ lo /ˈtʃeləʊ $ -loʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cellos ) [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: violoncello …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VIOLONCELLO — n. (pl. -os) formal = CELLO. øøvioloncellist n. [It., dimin. of VIOLONE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VIOLONCELLO — n. (pl. -os) formal = CELLO. violoncellist n. [ It., dimin. of VIOLONE ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VIOLONCELLO — n. (pl. -os) formal CELLO. Derivatives: violoncellist n. Etymology: It., dimin. of VIOLONE
Oxford English vocab
VIOL — n. or viola da gamba Bowed stringed instrument of the 16th18th centuries. The viols are distinguished from the violin family …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CELLO — n. or violoncello Bowed, stringed instrument , the bass member of the violin family. Its full name means "little violone" …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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