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Stradivari

American  
[strad-uh-vair-ee, strah-dee-vah-ree] / ˌstræd əˈvɛər i, ˌstrɑ diˈvɑ ri /

noun

  1. Antonio 1644?–1737, Italian violinmaker of Cremona (pupil of Nicolò Amati).


Stradivari British  
/ ˌstrædɪˈvɑːrɪ /

noun

  1. Antonio (anˈtɔːnjo). ?1644–1737, Italian violin, viola, and cello maker

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The instrument, made by Antonio Stradivari in 1713 and known as the Gibson ex Huberman, was legendary.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

"The marionette is like the Stradivari of the puppet world," said Mark Mander, producer and director of Cinderella.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

Instead, Mr. Amati and Stradivari might simply have purchased wood from the same person, he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Stradivari kept the instrument for 55 years, selling it in 1734 for 40 pounds to Samuel Hellier of Wombourne, England.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2022

Amati’s family workshop was subsequently imitated by two other now legendary violin-making families of Cremona, the Stradivari and the Guarneri, in whose hands the town swiftly eclipsed the earlier reputation of Brescia.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall