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Webster 1913 Edition

Violoncello

Viˊo-lon-cel′lo

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[It.
violoncello
, dim. of
violone
a bass viol. See
Violone
.]
(Mus.)
A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.

Webster 1828 Edition

Violoncello

VIOLONCEL'LO

,
Noun.
A stringed instrument of music; a base viol of four strings, or a little base violin with long large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the base violin.

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