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viola
1[ vee-oh-luh ]
noun
- a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- a labial organ stop of eight-foot or four-foot pitch, giving tones of a penetrating stringlike quality.
viola
2[ vahy-oh-luh, vee-, vahy-uh- ]
noun
- any plant of the genus Viola, especially a cultivated variety. Compare pansy ( def 1 ), violet ( defs 1, 2 ).
- a pansy, V. cornuta, cultivated as a garden plant.
Viola
3[ vahy-oh-luh, vee-, vahy-uh- ]
noun
- a female given name.
viola
1/ ɪˈəʊə /
noun
- a bowed stringed instrument, the alto of the violin family; held beneath the chin when played. It is pitched and tuned an octave above the cello
- any of various instruments of the viol family, such as the viola da gamba
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of viola2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of viola1
Origin of viola2
Example Sentences
The very, very quiet violas, cellos and basses opening Dvorák’s “New World” Symphony had a soul-filling robustness that even the best headphones couldn’t match.
The violins and violas had to be saved.
Just hit the deep freeze mode button and viola, the freezer will make sure everything gets to temperature quickly.
It could be said eight violins, four violas, four cellos, three trumpets, three trombones, two guitars, and a choir of fourteen women were what finally broke up The Beatles.
In the next step, he transformed this collection of sounds into a musical composition to be played by two violins, a viola, and a cello.
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