n. four-stringed instrument from the violin family that is larger than a violin but smaller than a cello and is held under the chin

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Noun
1. large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions
(synonym) genus Viola
(hypernym) dilleniid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Violaceae, family Violaceae, violet family

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Noun
1. any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) violet
(member-holonym) Viola, genus Viola
2. a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
(hypernym) bowed stringed instrument, string

nf. viol, early stringed instrument similar to violin

v. violate, ravish, rape; break, offend against, force; infringe, breach, invade