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Strad

UK/stɹad/US/stɹæd/

Strad is the apocopic form of Stradivarius.

Meaning of Stradivarius

Noun

Stradivarius (plural Stradivariuses or Stradivarii)

  1. A stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.
  2. A violin made by another manufacturer, named to capitalise on the fame of the instruments made by Antonio Stradivari.
    Synonyms:
    Strad
  3. (figuratively) A name invoked as a standard of excellence in unrelated fields.
    • A Bath boat is the Stradivarius of destroyers!

Forms of Strad

pluralStrads

Words that rhyme with Strad

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Questions about Strad

What is Strad the apocopic form of?
Strad is the apocopic form of Stradivarius.
How do you pronounce Strad?
Strad is pronounced /stɹad/ (UK).

Words near Strad in the dictionary

  1. Strachur
  2. Strachwitz
  3. Strack
  4. Stracks
  5. straczekite
  6. Strad
  7. stradametrical
  8. Stradbroke
  9. Straddie
  10. straddle
  11. straddle carrier

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Strad (page history and authors); Stradivarius (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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