bass1
/bayss/ • noun 1 the lowest adult male singing voice. 2 before another noun denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in pitch: a bass clarinet. 3 informal a bass guitar or double bass. 4 the low-frequency output of transmitted or reproduced sound. — DERIVATIVES bassist noun. — ORIGIN alteration of BASE2.
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