Etymology

violon

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Today it means: A kind of organ stop producing a string-like sound. Full definition →

First used 1852French violon
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromviolon“violin”
  2. English todayviolon

Borrowed from French violon (“violin”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1852 A kind of organ stop producing a string-like sound.

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