Transcription
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- [vee-uh-loh-ney]
- /ˌvi əˈloʊ neɪ/
- /vˈaɪələʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vee-uh-loh-ney]
- /ˌvi əˈloʊ neɪ/
Definitions of violone word
- noun violone a double bass. 1
- noun violone an organ pedal stop of 16-foot pitch, giving a tone resembling the violoncello. 1
- noun violone the double-bass member of the viol family lying an octave below the viola da gamba. It corresponds to the double bass in the violin family 0
- noun violone the largest and lowest pitched viol 0
- noun violone (music) An early stringed instrument similar to a double bass; a double bass viol. 0
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Origin of violone
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < Italian, equivalent to viol(a) bass viol + -one augmentative suffix
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Parts of speech for Violone
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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violone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
violone usage trend in Literature
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