violone

[ vee-uh-loh-ney ]

/ ˌvi əˈloʊ neɪ /

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noun

a double bass.

an organ pedal stop of 16-foot pitch, giving a tone resembling the violoncello.

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Origin of violone

1715–25; <Italian, equivalent to viol(a) bass viol + -one augmentative suffix

Words nearby violone

violin spider, violist, Viollet-le-Duc, violoncellist, violoncello, violone, viosterol, Viotti, VIP, viper, viperfish

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How to use violone in a sentence

As violino is the diminutive of viola, violoncino and violoncello are the diminutives of violone.
The Violoncello and Its History|Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski
The word Violino is not mentioned by Lanfranco, but in every case only the termination Violone, which is bass viol.
The Violoncello and Its History|Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski

British Dictionary definitions for violone

violone

/ (ˈvaɪəˌləʊn) /

noun

the double-bass member of the viol family lying an octave below the viola da gamba. It corresponds to the double bass in the violin family

Word Origin for violone

C18: from Italian, from viola 1 + -one, augmentative suffix

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