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vi·ola (vē ō′lə, vī-)
noun
Etymology: It < OProv viula, viol
vi·ola (vī′ə lə, vī ō′lə)
noun
Etymology: ME < L, a violet, prob. of non-IE orig.
Vi·ola (vī ō′lə, vē-; vī′ə lə)
noun
Etymology: < L viola, a violet
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Converse of object
- play: He plays a viola made by Homer Clark in 1982.
Converse of subject
- play: Sir James, the father, is played by solo viola.
Adjective modifier
- principal: I have been principal viola in the Sinfonia of Birmingham for some years.
Modifies a noun
- gamba: A bass viola da gamba, the precursor to the cello, which dates from around 1680, is also up for grabs.
Noun used with modifier
- solo: Sir James, the father, is played by solo viola.
Preposition: in
- orchestra: In 1859 he began to earn a living playing the viola in an orchestra.
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