viola da braccio

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vi·o·la da brac·cio (v

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n. pl. viola da braccios

A stringed instrument of the violin family with approximately the range of the viola.

[Italian : viola, viol + da, of, for + braccio, arm.]

viola da braccio [vɪˈəʊlə də ˈbrætʃɪˌəʊ]

1. (Music / Instruments) an old name for viola¹ [1]

2. (Music / Instruments) a type of viol held on the shoulder, from which the modern viola was developed

[from Italian, literally: viol for the arm]

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viola da braccio - a member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola

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

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