VIOLA DA GAMBA

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 I. (noun) 

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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 ("viola da gamba" is a kind of...):

viol (any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family)

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