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Noun: violin  ,vI-u'lin
  1. Bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
    - fiddle [informal]

Derived forms: violins

Type of: bowed stringed instrument, string

Encyclopedia: Violin