violinistic

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adjective

Of, pertaining or proper to a violinist.

OriginEnglish violinist ← Italian violino ← Old Occitan violabor.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveviolinistic (comparative more violinistic, superlative most violinistic)

comparative more violinistic · superlative most violinistic

  1. Of, pertaining or proper to a violinist.

    As a violinist, I often thought of him in violinistic terms when comparing him with another great tenor, Franco Corelli: Corelli had a voice like a Stradivarius; Pavarotti was a Guarneri del Gesù.

    2007 September 11, “A Thrilling Instrument (2 Letters)”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Medieval Latin*vitula
  2. Old Occitanviolabor.?
  3. Italianviola
  4. Italianviolino
  5. Englishviolin
  6. Englishviolinist
  7. Englishviolinistic

From violinist + -ic.

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APA

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Chicago

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