Library / English Dictionary

GUARNERIUS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A violin made by a member of the Guarneri family

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Guarnerius" is a kind of...):

fiddle; violin (bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)

Synonyms:

Andrea Guarneri; Guarneri; Guarnerius; Guarnieri

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

violin maker (someone who makes violins)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)

Synonyms:

Guarneri; Guarnerius; Guarnieri; Guiseppe Guarneri

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

violin maker (someone who makes violins)

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