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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cello /ˈtʃɛləʊ/

▶noun (pl. cellos) a bass instrument of the violin family, held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player.

– derivatives
cellist noun.

– origin C19: shortening (perh. earlier in Ger.) of violoncello.

'cello' also found in these Oxford entries:

musical saw - string quartet - tenor clef - viola da gamba - violoncello

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