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double-stop definition

double-stop (-stäp′)

intransitive verb

to produce two tones simultaneously on a stringed instrument by drawing the bow over two strings at the same time

noun

  1. the two tones thus produced
  2. the notes showing these

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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