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rebab

American  
[ri-bahb] / rɪˈbɑb /

noun

  1. a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.


Etymology

Origin of rebab

1730–40; < Arabic rabāb; see rebec

Example Sentences

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He said that the rebab stint is not court-mandated but that he’s doing it to get his son back.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Another buried his rebab, a stringed instrument, in his courtyard.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

A quintet given to spicing the group sound with finger cymbals, a one-stringed rebab, and a scraped ram's horn turns its talents to exploring Leader-Composer Lateef's oriental-flavored jazz fancies.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bow developed very slowly in Europe and remained a crude instrument as long as it was applied to the rebab and its hybrids.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

Orpheus is holding an instrument, which appears to be a rebab, against his chin, in the act of bowing and stopping the strings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

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