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figured basses

figured basses is the plural of figured bass.

Meaning of figured bass

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

Questions about figured basses

What is figured basses the plural of?
Figured basses is the plural of figured bass.

Words near figured basses in the dictionary

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

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