REBEC


Meaning of REBEC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or re·beck ˈrē-ˌbek, ˈre-(ˌ)bek

Etymology: Middle English rebecke, from Middle French rebec, alteration of Old French rebebe, from Old Occitan rebeb, from Arabic rabāb

Date: 15th century

: an ancient bowed usually 3-stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and slender neck

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