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contrabass - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'contrabass' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contrabass [ n.]
- Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon.

Meaning of 'contrabass' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contrabass [ s]
Meaning (1):
- pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
Example in sentence:
  • contrabass or double-bass clarinet

Nearby Words:

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