violin

/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/ noun [C]

Translation

› a wooden musical instrument that you hold against your neck and play by moving a bow (= special stick) across strings

keman

399

violinist

/vaɪəˈlɪnɪst/ noun [C] › someone who plays a violin

kemancı; keman sanatçısı

274

(Definition of violin noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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