VIOLA

Viola

The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is slightly larger than a violin in size and has a deeper sound. Since the 18th century it has been the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello .

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viola

Noun

  1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone
  2. An organ stop having a similar tone
  3. A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.


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