altviool

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɑltfiˌjoːl/

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  • (musical instruments) A viola, string instrument of the violin family in the alto range

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Compound from Dutch, Flemish alt (alto) + Dutch, Flemish viool (violin, string instrument)derived from Italian alto (high, tall) derived from Latin altus (high, raised, profound, deep, lofty, tall, grown big, deep-rooted).

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altus

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high, raised, profound, deep, lofty, tall, grown big, deep-rooted

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