viola da gamba
noun
vi·o·la da gam·ba
vē-ˌō-lə-də-ˈgäm-bə
-ˈgam-
plural violas da gamba
vē-ˌō-ləz-də-
or viole da gamba
vē-ˌō-(ˌ)lā-
: a bass member of the viol family having a range approximating the cello
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