Hypertext Webster Gateway: "violoncello"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Violoncello \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
violoncello
n : a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright
while playing [syn: {cello}]
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