violone

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US/ˌvaɪəˈloʊni/

noun

A historical bowed string instrument larger than a cello but smaller than a double bass.

Similar
double bass viol
OriginItalian violone →
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Meanings

nounviolone (plural violones)

plural violones

  1. A historical bowed string instrument larger than a cello but smaller than a double bass.

    Synonyms: double bass viol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA historical bowed string instrument larger than a cello but smaller than a double bass.

Similar
double bass viol

Origin

  1. Italianviolone“big viola”
  2. Englishviolone

Borrowed from Italian violone (“big viola”), from viola + -one (“-oon, forming augmentatives"”).

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Translations

Czech violon
  • violonstringed instrument
Cite this entry
APA

violone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violone

MLA

“violone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violone.

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