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re·bec noun or re·beck \ˈrēˌbek\ (-s) Etymology: Middle French rebec, alteration (perhaps influenced by bec beak) of Old French rebebe, from Old Provençal rebeb, from Arabic rebāb rebab — more at beak : a bowed musical instrument derived from the rebab and having a pear-shaped body, a slender neck, and usually three strings < the jocund rebecs sound — John Milton >
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