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bass


Definition: Meaning of, bass in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / beɪs /

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bass basses
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  1. [countable] a very low male singing voice, or a man with a voice like this
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  2. [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for a singer with a bass voice
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  3. [uncountable] the lower half of the whole range of musical notes [↪  treble]
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  4. [countable] a BASS GUITAR
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  5. [countable] a DOUBLE BASS
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  6. a fish that can be eaten and lives in both rivers and the sea
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  1. a bass instrument or voice produces low notes
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bass used in phrases

  • Kentucky black bass (noun)
    1. a variety of black bass
  • bass clarinet (noun)
    1. a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet
  • bass clef (noun)
    1. a sign at the beginning of a line of written music that shows that the top line of the STAVE is the A below MIDDLE C
  • bass drum (noun)
    1. a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
  • bass fiddle (noun)
    1. largest and lowest member of the violin family
  • bass guitar (noun)
    1. an electric GUITAR with four strings, that plays low notes
  • bass horn (noun)
    1. the lowest brass wind instrument
  • bass part (noun)
    1. the lowest part in polyphonic music
  • bass viol (noun)
    1. viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
    2. largest and lowest member of the violin family
  • bass voice (noun)
    1. the lowest adult male singing voice
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