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cel·lo
(chĕl′ō)n. pl. cel·los
A four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, pitched lower than the viola but higher than the double bass.
[Short for violoncello.]
cel′list (chĕl′ĭst) n.
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cello
(ˈtʃɛləʊ)n, pl -los
(Instruments) music a bowed stringed instrument of the violin family. Range: more than four octaves upwards from C below the bass staff. It has four strings, is held between the knees, and has an extendible metal spike at the lower end, which acts as a support. Full name: violoncello
ˈcellist n
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cel•lo
(ˈtʃɛl oʊ)n., pl. -los.
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when played; violoncello.
[1875–80; short for violoncello]
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| Noun | 1. |  cello - a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playingbowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" |
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violoncellocello
cello
sello
violončelo
sellóknéfiðla
チェロ
첼로
violončelėviolončelininkas
čells
violončeločelo
cello
ไวโอลินเซลโล
đàn cellođàn viôlôngxenxelô
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cello
, ’cellon → Cello nt
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cello,
'cello
(ˈtʃeləu) noun (short for ˈvioloncello) a stringed musical instrument similar to, but much larger than, a violin.
cellist, 'cellist noun a person who plays the cello.
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cello
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