Stradivarius
pronunciation
How to pronounce Stradivarius in British English:
UK [,strædə'vεəriəs]
How to pronounce Stradivarius in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)
Word Origin
- Stradivarius (n.)
- valued type of violin, 1818, from Latinized form of name of Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737), violin-maker of Cremona, or his sons or pupils. Short form Strad is attested from 1884.
Example
- 1. The south korean violinist min-jin kym was eating at a sandwich shop outside euston station on nov.29 when she noticed that her black violin case - which contained a stradivarius and two valuable bows - was missing , according to the police .