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viola

noun

  1. bowed string instrument
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noun

  1. flowering plant in the violet family
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vaɪˈəʊlə/ / /viˈəʊlə/ / /ˈvaɪələ/ / /viˈəʊ.lə/ / /viˈoʊ.lə/

intj

  1. Misconstruction of voila.

    And viola, Eureka California! I have finished my greatest invention: the worst dog in the world!

    [...] ; you fill out a form; you write your check; and viola! You're a mutual fund shareholder.

name

Etymology: From Latin viola (“violet”).

  1. A female given name from Latin.

    Were you a woman as the rest goes even, I should my tears let fall upon your cheek, And say, ‘Thrice welcome, drowned Viola!’

  2. A comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont, Italy.
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noun

Etymology: From Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”), possibly from Frankish *fiþulā (“violin, fiddle”). Doublet of viol. Also possibly a doublet of fiddle.

  1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.

    But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune?

    Also in that series, without Mr. Masur's guiding hand, Ms. Phelps and Ms. Young will anchor performances of Bach's Sixth "Brandenburg" Concerto, in which violas carry the upper lines.

  2. A person who plays the viola.
  3. An organ stop having a similar tone.
  4. A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
  5. A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.