Violone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A 16-foot organ stop yielding stringlike tones similar to those of a cello.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An early stringed instrument similar to a double bass; a double bass viol
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The largest of the medieval viols; a double-bass viol.
  • n. In organ-building, a pedal stop of sixteenfeet tone, resembling the violoncello.
    • Word Usage
    "And No. 6 is a marvel, its dark hues never eclipsing the dancelike rhythms of the music and the fascinating interplay among viola, cello, viola da gamba and violone."
    Variant
    double bass    violono   
     
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