Definition of "viola da gamba" []

• A stringed instrument, the bass of the viol family, with approximately the range of the cello. Also called bass viol, gamba, viol. (noun)
• An organ stop of eight-foot pitch yielding tones similar to those of the viola da gamba. (noun)

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