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double base

double base is the obsolete 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 base

pluraldouble bases

Questions about double base

What is double base the obsolete form of?
Double base is the obsolete form of double bass.

Words near double base in the dictionary

  1. double bar
  2. double bar line
  3. double bar lines
  4. double barrel vault
  5. double barrel vaults
  6. double base
  7. double bases
  8. double bass
  9. double basses
  10. double bassist
  11. double bassists

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