contrabass

(kän′trə bās′)

adjective

pitched an octave lower than the normal bass

Origin: see contra- & bass

noun

double bass

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See contrabass in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

adjective

Pitched an octave below the normal bass range.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete Italian contrabasso

Origin: : Italian contra-, against (from Latin contrā-; see contra-)

Origin: + Italian basso, bass (from Medieval Latin bassus, low)

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