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(vē ō′lə, vī-)

noun

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

Origin: It < OProv viula, viol

noun

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

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

noun

a feminine name: dim. Vi

Origin: < L viola, a violet

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noun

A stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower, and having a deeper, more sonorous tone.
An organ stop usually of eight-foot or four-foot pitch yielding stringlike tones.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Old Provençal, viola

Origin: , probably of imitative origin

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vi·oˈlist noun

noun

A plant of the genus Viola, which includes the violets and pansies, especially a variety having flowers resembling violets in size and shape and pansies in coloration.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin

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