cello
noun
cel·lo
ˈche-(ˌ)lō 
plural cellos also celli
ˈche-lē
: the bass member of the violin family tuned an octave below the viola
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Not to get too in the weeds, but the violin is tuned like a mandolin, a viola’s tuned like a manola, and the cello is tuned like a mandecello.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
There were Minions on the woodwinds, a Starfleet Vulcan playing cello, and a butterfly on violin.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
In classical terms, this begins as an Adagio in D minor — a slow lament led by a solo cello, that accelerates into a chaotic swell of strings.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
In the movie, which starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon, Cecile fell for her cello instructor, Sean Patrick Thomas’ Ronald Clifford.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
There were Minions on the woodwinds, a Starfleet Vulcan playing cello, and a butterfly on violin.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
In classical terms, this begins as an Adagio in D minor — a slow lament led by a solo cello, that accelerates into a chaotic swell of strings.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
In the movie, which starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon, Cecile fell for her cello instructor, Sean Patrick Thomas’ Ronald Clifford.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Cello.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cello. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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cello
noun
cel·lo
ˈchel-ō
plural cellos
: a large musical instrument of the violin family that plays the bass or tenor part
Etymology
shortened form of violoncello
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