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'cello

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of cello (“string instrument”). alt-of, alternative, dated

    "The Octet is a very brilliant composition for a double quartet, i. e. four violins, two violas, and two ‛celli, — a small symphony in fact."

Etymology

The apostrophe indicating that it is a clipping of violoncello.

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