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viola

1. vi.o.la \ve--'o--l*\ n [It & Sp, viol, viola, fr. OProv, viol] 1: a 
   musical instrument of the violin family that is intermediate in size a nd 
   compass between the violin and violoncello and is tuned a fifth lower than 
   the violin 2: VIOLIST 
2. vi.o.la \vi--'o--l*, ve--; 'vi--*-\ n [L] : VIOLET; esp : any of various 
   garden hybrids with solitary  white, yellow, or purple often variegated 
   flowers resembling but smaller than typical pansies