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单词 viola da gamba
释义

viola da gamba

[ vee-oh-luh duh -gahm-buh, -gam- ]
/ viˈoʊ lə də ˈgɑm bə, -ˈgæm- /

noun, plural viola da gambas.

Also called gamba [gahm-buh, gam-] /ˈgɑm bə, ˈgæm-/ . an old musical instrument of the viol family, held on or between the knees: superseded by the modern violoncello; bass viol.
an organ stop of eight-foot pitch giving a stringlike tone.

Origin of viola da gamba

First recorded 1590–1600; from Italian: literally, “viol for the leg”

Words nearby viola da gamba

viola, violable, violaceous, viola clef, viola da braccio, viola da gamba, viola d'amore, violate, violation, violative, violence
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Example sentences from the Web for viola da gamba

  • John Nicolaus Bach (No. 9) was a town musician and good performer on the viola-da-gamba.

    Bach|Charles Francis Abdy Williams

British Dictionary definitions for viola da gamba

viola da gamba
/ (vɪˈəʊlə də ˈɡæmbə) /

noun

the second largest and lowest member of the viol familySee viol

Word Origin for viola da gamba

C18: from Italian, literally: viol for the leg
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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