violoncello
noun
violoncellos
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pluralof violoncello.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He made over 1,000 violins, violas and violoncellos, and was commissioned by King James II and King Charles III of Spain, before his death in 1737.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021
There is the stork and the wolf, and there are bears and apes, and cats and dogs playing violins and violoncellos and other musical instruments.
From Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar by R. T. Landells
On each side ten or eleven violins, four tenors, two hautboys, two flutes, and two clarionets, two corni, four violoncellos, four bassoons, and four double basses, besides trumpets and kettle-drums.
From The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Ludwig Nohl
Our violoncellos will be strengthened by the arrival from Paris of Cossmann, who will join our orchestra on August 15th.
From Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 by Francis Hueffer
In one of these boats was the festive party, playing on home-made violins and violoncellos.
From The Party by Constance Garnett
