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GROUND BASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ground bass" is a kind of...):
bass; bass part (the lowest part in polyphonic music)
ostinato (a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition)