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Definition of “Amati”

Amati

Definitions

noun

  1.  (Italian aˈmaːti) . a family of Italian violin makers, active in Cremona in the 16th and 17th centuries, esp Nicolò (nikoˈlɔ), 1596–1684, who taught Guarneri and Stradivari
  2.  (əˈmɑːtɪ) 
    Word forms:   plural Amatis
    . a violin or other stringed instrument made by any member of this family

Example Sentences Including 'Amati'

Joe polished his glasses and looked again -- Nicolo Amati.
Alexander Games (compiler) THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)
The entry described it as an anonymous Italian cello of 1609, from the school of Nicolo Amati , another maker.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
The last female to get close to the grid was Giovanna Amati -pictured below -in 1992, who failed to qualify.
Sun, News of the World (2002)

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