viola da braccio

vi·o·la da brac·cio  (v-l d bräch)

n. pl. viola da braccios

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

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

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viola da braccio [vɪˈəʊlə də ˈbrætʃɪˌəʊ]

n

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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Noun

1.

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