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Amati

DEFINITIONS OF: Amati

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n Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)

Synonyms:
Nicola Amati, Nicolo Amati
Example of:
violin maker
someone who makes violins

n a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family

Type 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
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