viol
noun/ˈvaɪəl/
/ˈvaɪəl/
- an early type of musical instrument with strings, like a violin in shapeTopics Musicc2Word Originlate 15th cent. (originally denoting a violin-like instrument): from Old French viele, from Provençal viola; probably related to fiddle.
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