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CONTRABASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Largest and lowest member of the violin family
Synonyms:
bass fiddle; bass viol; bull fiddle; contrabass; double bass; string bass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("contrabass" is a kind of...):
bass (the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments)
bowed stringed instrument; string (stringed instruments that are played with a bow)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
Example:
contrabass or double-bass clarinet
Synonyms:
contrabass; double-bass
Classified under:
Similar:
low; low-pitched (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)
