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figured bass

/ˈfɪɡjɚdbeɪs/

figured bass noun: a musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.

figured bass: a musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written...
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Noun

figured bass (countable and uncountable, plural figured basses)

  1. A musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.
    Synonyms:
    thoroughbass

Synonyms of figured bass

Forms of figured bass

pluralfigured basses

Questions about figured bass

What does figured bass mean?
Figured bass means a musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.
What part of speech is figured bass?
Figured bass is a noun.
How do you pronounce figured bass?
Figured bass is pronounced /ˈfɪɡjɚdbeɪs/.
What is the plural of figured bass?
The plural of figured bass is figured basses.

Words near figured bass in the dictionary

  1. figure-of-eights
  2. figure-of-four
  3. figure-outable
  4. figured
  5. figured away
  6. figured bass
  7. figured basses
  8. figured on
  9. figured out
  10. figured up
  11. figurehead

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