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Word entry · 5 letters

rebec

Best crossword clue

"Medieval fiddle"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹiːbɛk/Sorted bceerStarts with REnds with C2 clues
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Definitions

  1. A small bowed string instrument used in medieval and Renaissance music.

Word origin

From Middle French rebec, alteration of rubebe (see English ribibe), from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb).

Used in a sentence

  • Sometimes with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the chequer'd shade [...]

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Medieval fiddle5 letters
02Medieval bowed instrument5 letters

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