VIOLONCELLO

violoncello. Violoncello, n. a musical instrument

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Vi′o‐lon‐cel″lo (?; 277), n. [[It. violoncello, dim. of violone a bass viol. See Violone.]] (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.