Amati

[ah-mah-tee]

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noun

Ni·co·lò

[nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/, 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.

a violin made by a member of this family.

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Related Words for amati

fiddle, kit, Stradivarius, amati, pochette

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Historical Examples of amati

With Girolamo closes the history of the family of the Amati as Violin-makers.
The Violin
George Hart
Their position must have been but little inferior to that of the Amati family.
The Violin
George Hart
We have no information of the pupils of Amati from 1654 to 1665.
The Violin
George Hart
The sides are a shade deeper than those of the brothers Amati.
The Violin
George Hart
The instruments he made of large Amati pattern are highly valued.
The Violin
George Hart

British Dictionary definitions for amati

Amati

noun

(Italian aˈmaːti) a family of Italian violin makers, active in Cremona in the 16th and 17th centuries, esp Nicolò (nikoˈlɔ), 1596–1684, who taught Guarneri and Stradivari

(əˈmɑːtɪ) plural Amatis a violin or other stringed instrument made by any member of this family

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