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cello
cello (violoncello) Musical instrument, member of the violin family. It has a soft, mellow tone, one octave below the viola; its strings are tuned to C-G-D-A. It is played with a bow and supported by the knees of a seated player. It was developed in the 16th-century by the Amati family. Among the most celebrated players of the 20th century were Pablo Casals and Jacqueline Du Pré.
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"cello." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cello." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-cello.html "cello." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-cello.html |
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cel·lo
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(pl. -los)
a bass instrument of the violin family, held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player.
DERIVATIVES:
cel·list
/ ˈchelist/ n.
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"cello." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cello." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cello.html "cello." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cello.html |
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cello. Short for violoncello. It used to be spelled with a preliminary apostrophe, but cello is now accepted as standard, like piano.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "cello." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "cello." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-cello.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "cello." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-cello.html |
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Cello
Cello A utility that allows a user at a networked workstation to access information on the World Wide Web. See also Mosaic.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "Cello." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "Cello." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-Cello.html JOHN DAINTITH. "Cello." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-Cello.html |
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cello
cello or 'cello: see violin . |
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"cello." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cello." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-cello.html "cello." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-cello.html |
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cello
cello shortening of VIOLONCELLO. XIX.
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T. F. HOAD. "cello." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cello." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cello.html T. F. HOAD. "cello." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cello.html |
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cello
•aloe, callow, fallow, hallow, mallow, marshmallow, sallow, shallow, tallow
•Pablo, tableau
•cashflow • Anglo • matelot
•Carlo, Harlow, Marlowe
•Bargello, bellow, bordello, cello, Donatello, fellow, jello, martello, mellow, morello, niello, Novello, Pirandello, Portobello, Punchinello, Uccello, violoncello, yellow
•pueblo • bedfellow • playfellow
•Oddfellow • Longfellow
•schoolfellow • Robin Goodfellow
•airflow • halo • Day-Glo
•filo, kilo
•armadillo, billow, cigarillo, Murillo, Negrillo, peccadillo, pillow, tamarillo, Utrillo, willow
•inflow • Wicklow • furbelow • Angelo
•pomelo • uniflow
•kyloe, lilo, milo, silo
•Apollo, follow, hollow, Rollo, swallow, wallow
•Oslo • São Paulo • outflow
•bolo, criollo, polo, solo, tombolo
•rouleau • regulo • modulo • mudflow
•diabolo • bibelot • pedalo • underflow
•buffalo
•brigalow, gigolo
•bungalow
•Michelangelo, tangelo
•piccolo • tremolo • alpenglow • tupelo
•contraflow • afterglow • overflow
•furlough • workflow
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"cello." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cello." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cello.html "cello." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cello.html |
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