- 1. n. Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon. Source: opted
- 2. adj. pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range Source: wordnet
- 3. n. largest and lowest member of the violin family Source: wordnet
- 4. , n. (Mus.) Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the cotrabass tuba or bombardon. Source: webster
- 5. , n. (Mus.) Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of thesame deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabassophicleide; the cotrabass tuba or bombardon. Source: adambom
- 6. s. pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range Source: ecdict
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