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BASS VIOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Largest and lowest member of the violin family
Synonyms:
bass fiddle; bass viol; bull fiddle; contrabass; double bass; string bass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bass viol" is a kind of...):
bass (the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments)
bowed stringed instrument; string (stringed instruments that are played with a bow)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
Synonyms:
bass viol; gamba; viola da gamba
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bass viol" is a kind of...):
viol (any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family)
