violin section
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- noun
- /vaɪəˈlɪn ˈsɛkʃən/
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sección de violines
- As he looks to the violin section, we now see the conductor's face.
- the first violin section
- the second violin section
Examples
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A native of upstate New York, Timothy Judd has been a member of the Richmond Symphony violin section since 2001.
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For some time now, I have sensed discord in the violin section.
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Now, if the entire violin section stays in Kansas City, then he's got a problem.
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During the broadcast of Symphony No. 2 in "A Tribute to Sibelius," Bernstein's baton went flying into the second violin section in the finale!
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One morning he was studying the violin section from front to back and said, "We have determined that the Heifetz mute is the best mute to use."
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Maestro Flatt and Ms. Deutsch took an absolutely perfect tempo in this movement; however, the violin section was sometimes out of sync with the soloist.
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Arielle was first chair in the violin section of our high school orchestra.
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Gordon's in the violin section at the LA Philharmonic.
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The entire violin section applauded after finishing the symphony.
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'group of musicians who play the violin parts' is directly and compositionally derived from 'violin' (the instrument) + 'section' (a subgroup or team within an organization). This noun–noun compound pattern is transparent and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The noun violin section comes from the way an orchestra is set up: all the violins sit together in one section, playing the same parts as a single group. So violin section means the 'group' of musicians who 'play the violin parts'.