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viola

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viola
viola /viˈəʊlə $ -ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Italian
 Origin: Old Provençal, probably from Medieval Latin vitula; fiddle1
1. a wooden musical instrument that you play like a violin but that is larger and has a lower sound
2. a plant related to the violet