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'cello
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cello Cello çello -cello
English
Etymology
The apostrophe indicating that it is a en violoncello 1.
Pronunciation
en ɛləʊ 2
Noun
s 'celli
en dated en cello string instrument.
1858 March 13th, Dwight’s Journal of Music (compiled book publication), volume XII, page 396
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.
1930, The Musical Times, issue 71, page 126, column 2
The composer appears to have envisaged players of varying degree of ability, and the first ‛cello gets the cream.
Anagrams
en cello Colle