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Stradivarius

American  
[strad-uh-vair-ee-uhs] / ˌstræd əˈvɛər i əs /

noun

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

  2. Stradivari, Antonio.

Stradivarius British  
/ ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs /

noun

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

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Stradivarius Cultural  

  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.

Etymology

Origin of Stradivarius

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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It now houses approximately 178 million items, from ancient clay tablets to Stradivarius violins, from the Gutenberg Bible to ever-expanding digital records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

What was to be a vacation quickly turned into “a nightmare” for Erich Gruenberg, when his rare Stradivarius violin, valued at $550,000, was stolen shortly after he arrived at Los Angeles International Airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

A Walter Mitty-style fantasy, Mr. Eisenberg once said, was to own a Stradivarius cello and learn to play it well.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2022

Favourite Kyprios won the Gold Cup at Ascot as Stradivarius was denied a record-equalling fourth victory.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2022

She had to lay down various layers, like shellacking a Stradivarius.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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