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cello|ˈtʃɛləʊ| [shortened f. violoncello.]
1876Stainer & Barrett Dict. Mus. Terms 82/1. 1881 Macm. Mag. XLIII. 435 In less than a quarter of an hour two 'cellos made their appearance. 1882Athenæum 9 Dec. 782/3 Handel's Concerto Grosso..in seven parts (four violins, viola, cello, and harpsichord) published in 1739. 1954Grove's Dict. Mus. II. 138/2 Cello..may be considered as having become an English word by adoption, and there is thus no necessity to spell it with an apostrophe ('cello), as is still frequently done, nor is the Italian plural (celli) desirable. |