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# viola

noun (a viola, violas)

«viola» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A viola is a string instrument like a violin but a little bigger, with a deeper, warmer sound; it is played with a bow and held under the chin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/#m1)
2. A viola is also a small garden flower, like a little pansy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/#m2)
3. Viola is a girl's name, as in Shakespeare's «Twelfth Night» (a name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/#m3)

### In the lessons

In music lessons it is part of the string family: violin, viola, cello, double bass, from highest to lowest. Viola music is written in a special alto clef. In gardening and science, violas are easy plants for school gardens. Phrases: «play the viola», «viola section», «viola and violin».

### Examples

- I play the viola in the school orchestra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/#x1)
- The viola is a bit bigger than the violin and sounds deeper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/#x2)
- Viola players read music in the alto clef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/#x3)
- We planted purple violas in the school garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/#x4)
- In the string family, the viola sits between the violin and the cello. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/#x5)
- Viola is the heroine of a play by Shakespeare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/#x6)

### Note

Countable. The instrument is usually said «vee-OH-la»; the flower is often «VY-oh-la». Do not confuse with «violin» or «viol» (an older instrument).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «viola» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viola/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«viola» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/viola.html) on Mova free.