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violoncello

vio·lon·cello

UK/ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛləʊ/ US/ˌviːələnˈtʃɛləʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing

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Origin

A borrowing of Italian violoncello (“little violone”), from violone (“an early form of the double bass”) + -cello (“-elle”, forming diminutives), violone itself being derived from viola + -one (“-oon”, forming augmentatives).

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