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double-bass

double-bass is the alternative form of double bass.

Meaning of double bass

Noun

double bass (plural double basses)

  1. The largest stringed instrument of the violin family.
  2. The deepest of all male voices.
    • Voice of a double bass, or simply, a double bass.

Forms of double-bass

pluraldouble-basses

Words formed from double-bass

Questions about double-bass

What is double-bass the alternative form of?
Double-bass is the alternative form of double bass.

Words near double-bass in the dictionary

  1. double-barrelled
  2. double-barrelled shotgun
  3. double-barrelled shotguns
  4. double-barrelling
  5. double-barrels
  6. double-bass
  7. double-basses
  8. double-bassist
  9. double-bassists
  10. double-bazinga
  11. double-bazingas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: double-bass (page history and authors); double bass (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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