bass
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
Italian basso (“low”), from Latin bassus (“low”).
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[edit] Adjective
bass (comparative more bass, superlative most bass)
- Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
- The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.
[edit] Translations
low in pitch
[edit] Noun
bass (plural basses)
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- A low spectrum of sound tones.
- Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.
- A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than tenor.
- The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.
- A male singer who sings in the bass range.
- Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.
- An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.
- The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.
- The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.
- The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.
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[edit] Coordinate terms
- (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)
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[edit] Translations
low spectrum of sound
section of musical group
singer
musical instrument
clef sign
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Middle English bas, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-Germanic *barsaz (“perch", literally "prickly fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhars-, *bharst- (“prickle, thorn, scale”). Cognate with Dutch baars (“baars”), German Barsch (“perch”). More at barse.
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[edit] Noun
- The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.
[edit] Usage notes
The plural bass refers to multiple fish of a single variety or species, whereas basses refers to multiple varieties or species.
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perch
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[edit] Verb
bass
- second-person singular present indicative of sinn
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[edit] Alternative forms
- (Vallader) bas
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin bassus.
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