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rebec
or re·beck
[ ree-bek ]
/ ˈri bɛk /
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noun
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
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rebec
rebeck
/ (ˈriːbɛk) /
noun
a medieval stringed instrument resembling the violin but having a lute-shaped body
Word Origin for rebec
C16: from Old French rebebe, from Arabic rebāb; perhaps also influenced by Old French bec beak
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