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bass

UK/bæs/ US/ˈbeɪs/ fairly common
noun (8) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the lowest part of the musical range

2.
3.

an adult male singer with the lowest voice

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4.

the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae

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the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments

8.

nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes

adjective

1.

having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

  • “a deep voice”
  • “a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice”
  • “a bass clarinet”
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Phrases

  • acoustic bass
  • acoustic bass guitar
  • Alberti bass
  • bass bar
  • bass bin
  • bass boat
  • bass bomb
  • bass C

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