Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [vee-oh-luh duh gahm-buh, gam-]
- /viˈoʊ lə də ˈgɑm bə, ˈgæm-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [vee-oh-luh duh gahm-buh, gam-]
- /viˈoʊ lə də ˈgɑm bə, ˈgæm-/
Definitions of viola da gamba words
- noun plural viola da gamba an old musical instrument of the viol family, held on or between the knees: superseded by the modern violoncello; bass viol. 1
- noun plural viola da gamba an organ stop of eight-foot pitch giving a stringlike tone. 1
- noun viola da gamba the second largest and lowest member of the viol family 0
- noun viola da gamba an early stringed instrument of the viol family, held between the knees and comparable in range to the cello 0
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Origin of viola da gamba
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Italian: literally, viol for the leg
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Parts of speech for Viola da gamba
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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viola da gamba popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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