cello
noun
cel·lo
ˈche-(ˌ)lō 
plural cellos also celli
ˈche-lē
: the bass member of the violin family tuned an octave below the viola
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Another cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, was not allowed to board a plane with his $3.1 million cello.
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New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
According to his website, Kanneh-Mason’s cello, which is on indefinite loan to him, was made in 1700 by famed Venetian luthier Matteo Goffriller.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The daughter of an Icelandic father and a Chinese mother, Laufey grew up studying classical cello in Reykjavik.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Deupree and composer and engineer Joseph Branciforte transform his original glitch movement classic, one that looped slightly out of sync samples, into a composition for cello, vibraphone, double bass, flute, and other acoustic instruments.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
According to his website, Kanneh-Mason’s cello, which is on indefinite loan to him, was made in 1700 by famed Venetian luthier Matteo Goffriller.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The daughter of an Icelandic father and a Chinese mother, Laufey grew up studying classical cello in Reykjavik.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Deupree and composer and engineer Joseph Branciforte transform his original glitch movement classic, one that looped slightly out of sync samples, into a composition for cello, vibraphone, double bass, flute, and other acoustic instruments.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Cello.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cello. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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cello
noun
cel·lo
ˈchel-ō
plural cellos
: a large musical instrument of the violin family that plays the bass or tenor part
Etymology
shortened form of violoncello
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