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Illustration of a cello with four strings and an endpin, shown alongside its bow. The wooden body features curved sides and f-shaped sound holes.
Cello and bow A bass musical instrument of the violin group, the cello has four strings, pitched C–G–D–A upward from two octaves below middle C.

cello

musical instrument
Also known as: German cello, German violoncello, violoncelle, violoncello(Show More)
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cello, bass musical instrument of the violin group, with four strings, pitched C–G–D–A upward from two octaves below middle C. The cello has a large, hollow wooden body with a rounded, waisted shape similar to that of the violin but with proportionally deeper ribs and a shorter neck. Measuring about 27.5 inches (70 cm) in length (47 inches [119 cm] with the neck), it is larger than the viola but smaller than the double bass....

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