adv, name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A passage to be played in this way.

Adjective

1. 1
   (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A comune in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
2. 2
   A small city, the county seat of Butte County, Idaho, United States.
3. 3
   A tiny city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bowed

Antonyms

All antonyms

pizzicato

Etymology

From Italian arco (“bow”). Doublet of arch and arc.

Related phrases

butte countycounty seatlincoln county

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