n., pl., -los.
A four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, pitched lower than the viola but higher than the double bass.
[Short for VIOLONCELLO.]
cellist cel'list (chĕl'ĭst) n.cel·lo2 (sĕl'ō)
n.
Cellophane.
cello cel·lo adj.
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