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GUARNERIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Guarnerius mean?
• GUARNERIUS (noun)
The noun GUARNERIUS has 3 senses:
1. Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
2. founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)
3. a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family
Familiarity information: GUARNERIUS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Guarneri; Guarnerius; Guarnieri; Guiseppe Guarneri
Instance hypernyms:
violin maker (someone who makes violins)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Andrea Guarneri; Guarneri; Guarnerius; Guarnieri
Instance hypernyms:
violin maker (someone who makes violins)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A violin made by a member of the Guarneri family
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Guarnerius" is a kind of...):
fiddle; violin (bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow)
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