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Definition of Amati

1. Noun. Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684).

2. Noun. A violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family.

Definition of Amati

1. Noun. a violin made by a member of the Amati family. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amati

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Amaryllidaceae Amaryllis belladonna Amata Amaterasu Amaterasu Omikami Amati (current term) Amatis Amauropelta Amaya Amazigh

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Literary usage of Amati

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on by Joseph Henry Allen, James Bradstreet Greenough, Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge (1903)
"... aim1 amatus sis amatus sit amati simus amati sitis amati sint PLUPERFECT amatus eram,1 / had been loved amatus eras, you had been loved amatus erat, ..."

2. My Musical Life by Hugh Reginald Haweis (1898)
"Standing opposite the facade on our right hand lies the house of the Amati ; there worked ANDREW, the founder of the school, making, in 1550, close copies ..."

3. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by George Hart (1875)
"The instruments of Andrew Amati are now very scarce. Among the famous instruments of this ... These were probably the finest instruments by Andreas Amati. ..."

4. Allen and Greenough's Shorter Latin Grammar for Schools and Academies by Joseph Henry Allen, James Bradstreet Greenough, Albert Andrew Howard (1896)
"Pluperfect. amatus aim amatus BIB amatus Bit amat! simus amati sitis amati suit amatus eram, I had been loved. amatus essem amatus eras, you had been loved. ..."

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