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viola1 definition

vi·ola (vē ō′lə, vī-)

noun

a stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin and tuned a fifth lower

Etymology: It < OProv viula, viol

viola2 definition

vi·ola (vī′ə lə, vī ō′lə)

noun

a violet; esp., any of various violets developed from a pansy (Viola cornuta), grown as garden plants

Etymology: ME < L, a violet, prob. of non-IE orig.

Viola definition

Vi·ola (vī ō′lə, vē-; vī′ə lə)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Vi

Etymology: < L viola, a violet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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