division viol

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English

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Etymology

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division (florid instrumental variations of a melody) + viol (a type of viola da gamba)

Noun

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division viol (plural division viols)

  1. (music) A type of bass viol with the ability to be tuned in a very broad range, originating in the performance of divisions in 17th century English.

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