second violin

noun

The second violin part in an orchestral score, generally a harmony to the first violin's melody and generally less technically demanding; the violin that supplies this part, or (metonymic) the violinist who plays it.

“Holonyms: string section < orchestra”

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nounsecond violin (plural second violins)

plural second violins

  1. The second violin part in an orchestral score, generally a harmony to the first violin's melody and generally less technically demanding; the violin that supplies this part, or (metonymic) the violinist who plays it.

    Holonyms: string section < orchestra

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