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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A stringed instrument of the violin family with approximately the range of the viola.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. the tenor viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the
alto .
WordNet 3.0
- n. a member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola
Etymologies
- Italian : viola, viol + da, of, for + braccio, arm. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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hernesheir (n): an early bowed stringed instrument family, of which the violin is a modern member, that evolved parallel to and which overshadowed the viola da gamba family of instruments due to the more lively, brighter tones produced.
cf. viola d'amore Jan 15, 2009