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viol

DEFINITIONS OF: viol

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n any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family

Types:
viola da braccio
a member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola
bass viol, gamba, viola da gamba
viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
viola d'amore
viol that is the tenor of the viol family
Type of:
bowed stringed instrument, string
stringed instruments that are played with a bow
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