viola
1a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
a labial organ stop of eight-foot or four-foot pitch, giving tones of a penetrating stringlike quality.
Origin of viola
1Words that may be confused with viola
- viola , voilà
Other definitions for viola (2 of 3)
any plant of the genus Viola, especially a cultivated variety.: Compare pansy (def. 1), violet (defs. 1, 2).
a pansy, V. cornuta, cultivated as a garden plant.
Origin of viola
2Other definitions for Viola (3 of 3)
a female given name.
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How to use viola in a sentence
“The beginning of that piece is one minute of cellos and violas,” he says.
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The White Rose of Memphis | William C. FalknerCould it be possible that Violas own aunt was to be a witness for the State?
The White Rose of Memphis | William C. FalknerHow could you expect me to have faith in them, since Violas fall?
The White Rose of Memphis | William C. FalknerBelow us lay the two Val Violas separated by broad, rolling pasturages.
Italian Alps | Douglas William Freshfield
In passages for the strings, the baton indicates the type of bowing the conductor wants from the violins, violas or cellos.
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British Dictionary definitions for viola (1 of 2)
/ (vɪˈəʊlə) /
a bowed stringed instrument, the alto of the violin family; held beneath the chin when played. It is pitched and tuned an octave above the cello
any of various instruments of the viol family, such as the viola da gamba
Origin of viola
1British Dictionary definitions for viola (2 of 2)
/ (ˈvaɪələ, vaɪˈəʊ-) /
any temperate perennial herbaceous plant of the violaceous genus Viola, the flowers of which have showy irregular petals, white, yellow, blue, or mauve in colour: See also violet (def. 1), pansy (def. 1)
Origin of viola
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Cultural definitions for viola
[ (vee-oh-luh) ]
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