figured bass
English
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Pronunciation
Noun
figured bass (countable and uncountable, plural figured basses)
- (music) A musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.
- Synonym: thoroughbass
See also
Translations
musical notation
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Further reading
figured bass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia