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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second violin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond vi-o-lin
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The second violin part in an orchestral score, generally a harmony to the first violin's melody and generally less technically demanding; the violin that supplies this part, or (metonymic) the violinist who plays it.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

second violins (plural)

Phrases

first violin second violinist second fiddle play second fiddle

Frequently Paired Words

first violin second violinist violin second fiddle play second fiddle

Questions

What does second violin mean?
The second violin part in an orchestral score, generally a harmony to the first violin's melody and generally less technically demanding; the violin that supplies this part, or (metonymic) the violinist who plays it.

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