"rebec" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːbɛk/ [UK], /ˈɹɛbɛk/ [UK] Forms: rebecs [plural]
Rhymes: -iːbɛk Etymology: From Middle French rebec, alteration of rubebe (see English ribibe), from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|rebec}} Middle French rebec, {{noncog|en|ribibe}} English ribibe, {{der|en|ar|رَبَاب}} Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rebec (plural rebecs)
  1. (music) An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. Wikipedia link: rebec Categories (topical): Musical instruments, String instruments Derived forms: rebecist Related terms: rebab, ribibe, ribible Translations (stringed instrument): ребека (rebeka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), rabec [masculine] (Catalan), rebec [masculine] (Czech), rebec (Finnish), ribeca [feminine] (Italian), रेबेक (rebek) (Marathi), rabeca [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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