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double bass Definition

double bass (bās)

noun

the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the violin family (formerly, of the viol family), with a range of approximately three octaves

double bass Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: He plays the double bass in the skiffle band The Dodge Brothers.
  • study: Simon H. Fell studied double bass under Peter Leah at Batley Grammar School and Huddersfield Polytechnic.
  • slap: Rob ' Bobcat ' Bundy slaps the double bass.

Adjective modifier

  • principal: She has been principal double bass with the Slaithwaite Philharmonic since 1998.

Preposition: in

  • band: He plays the double bass in the skiffle band The Dodge Brothers.