bass viol

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bass viol

noun bass viols

A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello. My piano teacher also plays the bass viol.
Similar: double bass, upright bass, string bass, bass fiddle, bass violin, doghouse bass, contrabass, stand-up bass, bull fiddle

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@misc{bass_viol_2026,
  title = {bass viol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bass%20viol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}