Antonius Stradivarius

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An Italian maker of violins famous for their very rich sound

proper noun

: Antonius Stradivarius

Many musicians dream of owning an Antonius Stradivarius violin.

Examples

The orchestra was thrilled to feature a violin crafted by Antonius Stradivarius in their concert.
The famous violin maker, Antonius Stradivarius, lived from 1644 to 1737.
Historically, Antonius Stradivarius set the standard for excellence in violin making.
Many musicians dream of owning a Antonius Stradivarius violin due to its legendary sound quality.
Many musicians dream of owning a Antonius Stradivarius violin due to its legendary sound quality.
Historically, Antonius Stradivarius set the standard for excellence in violin making.
The orchestra was thrilled to feature a violin crafted by Antonius Stradivarius in their concert.

Synonyms

Stradivari

vsAntonius Stradivarius

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An Italian violin maker from the 1600s who made very fine violins

is the full latinized name rather than the short surname form

Antonio Stradivari

vsAntonius Stradivarius

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An Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and made instruments with very good sound

is the latinized historical form of the same name

Surface Forms

Antonius Stradivarius main

Morphology

Antonius + Stradivarius

This is a proper name referring to a specific historical person (the maker Antonio Stradivari), not a compositional phrase whose meaning can be built from its parts. Even if a learner knows 'Stradivarius' as a type of high-quality violin, that knowledge does not transparently yield the idea of a violin maker, and the given 'Antonius' element provides no lexical clue, so the meaning is not derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Antonius Stradivarius is the Latin name that the famous violin maker Antonio Stradivari put on the paper labels inside his instruments. Because those violins had an amazing, rich sound, people now call his instruments 'Stradivarius' to mean a 'very fine violin'.