"first violin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: first violins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} first violin (plural first violins)
  1. (music) The lead or primary violin role in an orchestra or other ensemble, or in a musical composition, that typically contains the melody and is often more technically demanding than the second violin role. The first violin role is played by a first violinist, typically the best violinist in the orchestra. Categories (topical): Music, Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-first_violin-en-noun-8pYsKzO6 Disambiguation of Musicians: 45 55 Disambiguation of People: 47 53 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (British, music) The leader of the violin section of a symphony orchestra; the concertmaster. Tags: British Categories (topical): Music, Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-first_violin-en-noun-6WTPuNvt Disambiguation of Musicians: 45 55 Disambiguation of People: 47 53 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 42 58 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: concertmaster, first violinist Related terms: second violin, first fiddle, lead fiddle

Inflected forms

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