violone
(redirected from violones)vi·o·lo·ne
(vē′ə-lō′nā)n.
A 16-foot organ stop yielding stringlike tones similar to those of a cello.
[Italian, augmentative of viola, viola; see viola1.]
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violone
(ˈvaɪəˌləʊn)n
(Instruments) the double-bass member of the viol family lying an octave below the viola da gamba. It corresponds to the double bass in the violin family
[C18: from Italian, from viola1 + -one, augmentative suffix]
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