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bass viol

noun

Definition of bass viol

1 : viola da gamba
2 : double bass

Examples of bass viol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.chambermusicsf.org Andy Canepa, Hallifax & Jeffrey Organ; bass viol duo. — Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Classical music and dance listings," 31 May 2018

First Known Use of bass viol

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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