Definitions For Rebec

Noun

REBEC (plural REBECs) (musical instruments) 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.

Derived terms

rebecist

Translations

Catalan: rabec, m Finnish: rebec Italian: ribeca, f Portuguese: rabeca, f

See also

appendix:glossary of chordophones

Etymology

From {{der, en, frm, rebec}}, alteration of rubebe, from {{der, en, ar, رَبَاب}}.

Anagrams

BEREC {{topics, en, String instruments‎}}

Is Rebec a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
11

The word Rebec is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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