English Explanatory Dictionary

violone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early stringed instrument similar to a double bass.

Pronunciation

/ˌvaɪəˈloʊni/

Word forms

violone violones

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian violone (“big viola”), from viola + -one (“-oon, forming augmentatives"”).

Synonyms

double bass viol

Related words

violoncello
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