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VIOLA
viola
(noun) a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
Viola, genus Viola
(noun) large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions
viola
(noun) any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
viola (plural violas or viole)
(music) A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
(music) An organ stop having a similar tone.
(music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
(music) A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
Etymology 2
Noun
viola (plural violas)
(botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
Etymology 3
Interjection
viola
(often, humorous) Misconstruction of voila
Anagrams
• Ivalo, oliva, voila, voilĂ , volia
Etymology
Proper noun
Viola
A female given name from Latin
A town in Arkansas
A town in Delaware
A village in Illinois
A city in Kansas
A hamlet in New York
A town in Tennessee
A village in Wisconsin
Anagrams
• Ivalo, oliva, voila, voilĂ , volia
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"o*la, n. Etym: [L., a violet. See Violet.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.
Vi"o*la, n. Etym: [It. See Viol.] (Mus.)
Definition: An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass. Viola da braccio Etym: [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto.
– Viola da gamba Etym: [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the knees. It is now rarely used.
– Viola da spalla Etym: [It., viol for the shoulder], an instrument formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba.
– Viola di amore Etym: [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole d'amour], a viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon, and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These, sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is now seldom used.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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