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Viola


Vi′o-la

,
Noun.
[L., a violet. See
Violet
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.

Vi′o-la

,
Noun.
[It. See
Viol
.]
(Mus.)
An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
Viola da braccio
[It., viol for the arm]
,
the tenor viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the
alto
.
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Viola da gamba
[It., viol for the leg]
,
an instrument resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the knees. It is now rarely used.
– ‖
Viola da spalla
[It., viol for the shoulder]
,
an instrument formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba.
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Viola di amore
[It., viol of love: cf. F.
viole d’amour
]
,
a viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon, and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These, sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is now seldom used.

Definition 2024


violà

violà

See also: viola, Viola, vióla, víóla, violá, and Vióla

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Verb

violà

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative form of violar