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viola da gamba (-də gäm′bə)

an early stringed instrument of the viol family, held between the knees and comparable in range to the cello

Etymology: It, lit., viol for the leg

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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