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| vi·ol [ v əl ] (plural vi·ols) |
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1. stringed instrument: a member of a family of stringed instruments popular during the 16th and 17th centuries. Viols have a fretted fingerboard, a flat-backed body, six strings, and are played with a curved bow. They were the precursors of the violin family.
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2. music
Same as viola da gamba
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| [15th century. Via Old French viole< Old Provençal viola] |
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