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Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)
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stradivarius
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A Stradivarius is one of the violins , violas , cellos and other string instruments built by members of the Italian family Stradivari (Stradivarius), particularly Antonio Stradivari , during the 17th and 18th centuries. According to their reputation, the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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.
Usage examples of stradivarius.
They form the connecting-link between the Brescian school of makers and the greatest of all makers, Stradivarius and Guarnerius.
Dylan knew the owner and location of every Stradivarius and Guarneri in France and the Low Countries, but he had not found the Angel violin.
I went into my chamber and in the incandescent light rising from the sea, I unlocked the violin case and I looked at the Stradivarius violin.