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Stradivarius

stra·di·va·rius

US/ˌstɹædɪˈvɛəɹi.əs/ rare

noun

1.

Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)

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Origin

Named after the Stradivari family (Latin Stradivarius), an Italian surname either from the plural of Lombard stradivare (“toll-man”), or from strada averta (“open road”) in the Cremonese dialect.

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