Meaning of CONTRABASS
| Pronunciation: | | 'kântru`beys
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- [n] largest and lowest member of the violin family
- [adj] pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
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| | Synonyms: | | bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, double-bass, low, low-pitched, string bass |
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| | See Also: | | bass, bowed stringed instrument, string | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Con`tra*bass"\, n. (Mus.)
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.
\Con`tra*bass"\, n. (Mus.)
The lowest stringed instrument of the violin family.
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