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Violone

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Viˊo-lo′ne

,
Noun.
[It.
violone
, augment. of
viola
a viol. See
Viol
.]
(Mus.)
The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; – called also
double bass
.
[Written also
violono
.]

Definition 2024

violone

violone

See also: violoné

English

Noun

violone ‎(plural violones)

  1. (music) An early stringed instrument similar to a double bass; a double bass viol

French

Verb

violone

  1. first-person singular present indicative of violoner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of violoner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of violoner
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of violoner
  5. second-person singular imperative of violoner

Italian

Etymology

viola +‎ -one ‎(“augmentative suffix”)

Noun

violone m ‎(plural violoni)

  1. (music) violone

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