Stradivarius

[ strad-uh-vair-ee-uhs ]

noun

1. a violin or other instrument made by Stradivari or his family.
2. Stradivari, Antonio.

Stradivarius

/ ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs /

noun

1. any of a number of violins manufactured by Antonio Stradivari or his family Often (informal) shortened toStrad

Stradivarius

1. A kind of violin made by the Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Those that still survive are considered the finest violins in existence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stradivarius¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

He opened it with some trepidation, and it was found to contain a Cremona violin—a genuine Stradivarius.

From Project Gutenberg

The view is what I have endeavored to represent in a little poem called "Stradivarius," which you may not have happened to read.

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There was no remedy but music, and as soon as Bradshaw got at his Stradivarius the mists seemed to disperse.

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Such a pipe was perhaps to Theocritus what the fiddles of Stradivarius are to us.

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The moment the bow touches the Stradivarius a stream of beautiful sound flows toward the hearer.

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Related Words

• fiddle