Bass viol

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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.

    "My piano teacher also plays the bass viol."

  2. 2
    largest and lowest member of the violin family wordnet
  3. 3
    viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello wordnet

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"My piano teacher also plays the bass viol."