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Definition of: viola da gamba
(vyō′lä dä gäm′bä)
1. The bass of the viol family, held between the legs, and having a range and tone similar to those of the violoncello: also bass viol.
2. An organ stop producing tones akin to those of the viola da gamba and usually having an eight–foot length and tone. [<Ital., viola of the leg]
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