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noun
A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
largest and lowest member of the violin family
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bass fiddle, bull fiddle, double bass, contrabass, string bass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bass, bowed stringed instrument, string
noun
viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: viola da gamba, gamba
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: viol
History
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