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    BASS VIOL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Largest and lowest member of the violin familyplay

    Synonyms:

    bass fiddle; bass viol; bull fiddle; contrabass; double bass; string bass

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("bass viol" is a kind of...):

    bass (the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments)

    bowed stringed instrument; string (stringed instruments that are played with a bow)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the celloplay

    Synonyms:

    bass viol; gamba; viola da gamba

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("bass viol" is a kind of...):

    viol (any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family)

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