re·bec also re·beck (r  b k )n. Music A pear-shaped, two-stringed or three-stringed medieval instrument, played with a bow. [French, from Old French, alteration (influenced by bec, beak, from its shape) of rebebe, from Old Provençal rebeb, from Arabic rab  b, from rabba, to be master, control; see rbb in Semitic roots.] |
rebec, rebeck [ˈriːbɛk]
n
(Music / Instruments) a medieval stringed instrument resembling the violin but having a lute-shaped body
[from Old French rebebe, from Arabic rebāb; perhaps also influenced by Old French bec beak]
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