Stradivarius

[strad-uh-vair-ee-uh s]

noun

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

Origin of Stradivarius

First recorded in 1825–35

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Related Words for stradivarius

fiddle, kit, Stradivarius, amati, pochette

Examples from the Web for stradivarius

Historical Examples of stradivarius

The tone of the Stradivarius violin is full, musical and high-spirited.
A Popular History of the Art of Music
W. S. B. Mathews
"I would execrate it were it a Stradivarius," said he, his mouth full of sop.
The Belovd Vagabond
William J. Locke
The speaker is Rosalind herself, as the Stradivarius is being put to bed.
Somehow Good
William de Morgan
I know it to be as little a Stradivarius as I am a Paganini.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete
George Meredith
The best epoch of Stradivarius was from 1700 to 1720 or 1725.
Ole Bull
Sara C. Bull

British Dictionary definitions for stradivarius

Stradivarius

noun

any of a number of violins manufactured by Antonio Stradivari or his familyOften (informal) shortened to: Strad

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Word Origin and History for stradivarius

Stradivarius

1833, from Latinized form of name of Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737), violin-maker of Cremona, or his sons or pupils. Short form Strad is attested from 1884.

stradivarius in Culture

Stradivarius

[(strad-uh-vair-ee-uhs)]

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.