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CONTRABASS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Largest and lowest member of the violin familyplay

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 rangeplay

Example:

contrabass or double-bass clarinet

Synonyms:

contrabass; double-bass

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

low; low-pitched (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)

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