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    violin
    vi‧o‧lin /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Italian
     Origin: violino, from viola; ⇨ viola

    a small wooden musical instrument that you hold under your chin and play by pulling a bow (=special stick) across the strings