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re•bec  (rē′bek),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
Also, re′beck. 
  • Old French rebebe Arabic rabāb rebab
  • Middle French; replacing Middle English ribibe
  • 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rebec, rebeck /ˈriːbɛk/ n
  1. a medieval stringed instrument resembling the violin but having a lute-shaped body
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French rebebe, from Arabic rebāb; perhaps also influenced by Old French bec beak
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