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contrabass definition

contra·bass (kän′trə bās′)

adjective

pitched an octave lower than the normal bass

Etymology: see contra- & bass

noun

double bass

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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