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contrabass
con·tra·bass
[
kóntrə bàyss
]
noun
(
plural
con·tra·bass·es
)
Definition:
1.
music
Same as
double bass
2.
instrument pitched lowest of its family:
an instrument pitched an octave below the usual range for that family of instruments
3.
contrabassist:
an instrumentalist in an orchestra or band who plays the contrabass
adjective
Definition:
pitched octave below:
pitched an octave below the usual range of that instrument
contrabass clarinet
[
Early 19th century. < Italian
contrabbasso
<
basso
"bass"
]
con·tra·bass·ist
[
kòntrə báyssist
]
noun
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con·tra·bass·ist [ kòntrə báyssist ] noun
