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viola da braccio definition

vi·ola da brac·cio (-də brä′c̸hō)

an early stringed instrument of the viol family, comparable in range to the viola

Etymology: It, lit., viol for the arm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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