Meaning | Any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family. |
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Narrower | viola d'amore | viol that is the tenor of the viol family |
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viola da braccio | A member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola |
viola da gamba, gamba, bass viol | viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello |
Broader | bowed stringed instrument, string | stringed instruments that are played with a bow |
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Spanish | viola da gamba, viola, viol |
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Catalan | viola d'arc, viola, viol |
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