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GAMBA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gamba mean?
• GAMBA (noun)
The noun GAMBA has 1 sense:
1. viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
Familiarity information: GAMBA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bass viol; gamba; viola da gamba
Hypernyms ("gamba" is a kind of...):
viol (any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family)
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