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A·ma·ti

(ä-mä′tē)

n. pl. A·ma·tis

A violin made by Nicolò Amati or the members of his family.

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Amati

n pl Amatis

1. (Biography) 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. (Instruments) a violin or other stringed instrument made by any member of this family

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A•ma•ti

(ɑˈmɑ ti)

n.

1. Nicolò, 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.

2. a violin made by a member of this family.

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Noun	1.	Amati - Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684) Nicola Amati, Nicolo Amati
	2.	Amati - a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family 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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My companion was in the best of spirits, and prattled away about Cremona fiddles, and the difference between a Stradivarius and an Amati. As for myself, I was silent, for the dull weather and the melancholy business upon which we were engaged, depressed my spirits.

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