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VIOLONES
Noun
violones
plural of violone
Source: Wiktionary
VIOLONE
Vi`o*lo"ne, n. Etym: [It. violone, augment. of viola a viol. See Viol.] (Mus.)
Definition: The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; -- called also double bass. [Written also violono.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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