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contrabasses

contrabasses is the plural of contrabass.

Meaning of contrabass

Noun

contrabass (plural contrabasses)

  1. The part or section one octave lower than bass.
  2. Double bass; string bass.
  3. Any of the several contrabass instruments.
  4. The person or instrument performing the contrabass part.

Questions about contrabasses

What is contrabasses the plural of?
Contrabasses is the plural of contrabass.

Words near contrabasses in the dictionary

  1. contrabass saxes
  2. contrabass saxophone
  3. contrabass saxophones
  4. contrabass saxophonist
  5. contrabass saxophonists
  6. contrabasses
  7. contrabassi
  8. contrabassist
  9. contrabassists
  10. contrabasso
  11. contrabassoon

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