violin 
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow (Freq. 3) • Syn: fiddle • Derivationally related forms: fiddle (for: fiddle), violinist • Hypernyms: bowed stringed instrument, string • Hyponyms: Amati, Guarnerius, Stradavarius, Strad • Part Meronyms: chin rest, fiddlestick, violin bow
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