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Mellotron vs Cello - What's the difference?

mellotron | cello |

As nouns the difference between mellotron and cello

is that mellotron is (musical instruments) an early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds while cello is cello.

mellotron

English

Alternative forms

* Mellotron

Noun

(wikipedia mellotron) (en noun)
  • (musical instruments) An early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds.

    • cello

    English

    (wikipedia cello) (commons)

    Etymology 1

    Shortening of violoncello.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (musical instruments) A large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings. (From lowest to highest C-G-D-A)
    • Synonyms
    * violoncello
    Meronyms
    * back * bout ** upper bout ** c-bout ** lower bout * bridge * endpin, spike, tail spike ** endpin stopper * f-hole, sound hole * fine tuner * fingerboard * neck * purfling, edgework * rib ** upper rib ** c-rib ** lower rib * saddle * scroll ** peg ** pegbox ** nut * shoulder * sound post * string * tailgut * tailpiece * top, front, belly, table * waist
    Derived terms
    * cellist

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of cellophane.

    Noun

    (-)
  • cellophane
  • * 2011 , Ava Carroll-Brown, Where Is Your Mother?
    • Chocolates arranged in a candy dish or basket, antique or purchased in accordance to(SIC) the personal taste of the host/hostess, wrapped with cello wrap and tied with a lovely ribbon—decadent!
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