violone

violone

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1. n. The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; -- called also double bass. Source: opted
2. The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; -- called also double bass. [Written also violono.] Source: webster
3. The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having stringstuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; --called also double bass. [Written also violono.] Source: adambom
4. n. The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; -- called also double bass. Source: ecdict

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