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BASS PART
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The lowest part in polyphonic music
Synonyms:
bass; bass part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bass part" is a kind of...):
part; voice (the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bass part"):
ground bass (a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated)
basso continuo; continuo; figured bass; thorough bass (a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played)
