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BASS-VIOL

\bˈe͡ɪsvˈa͡ɪ͡əl], \bˈe‍ɪsvˈa‍ɪ‍əl], \b_ˈeɪ_s_v_ˈaɪə_l]\

Definitions of BASS-VIOL

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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b[=a]s'-v[=i]'ol, n. a musical instrument with four strings, used for playing the bass in concerted music; the violoncello. [See BASS, low, and VIOL.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

See Base-viol.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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