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contrabass

DEFINITIONS OF: contrabass

1

n largest and lowest member of the violin family

Synonyms:
bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, string bass
Type 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

adj pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range

“contrabass or double-bass clarinet”
Synonyms:
double-bass
low, low-pitched
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
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