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murky bass

murky bass noun: intervals, each containing a low note followed by the pitch that is one octave higher, played on a keyboard, especially a harpsichord.

Noun

murky bass

  1. Intervals, each containing a low note followed by the pitch that is one octave higher, played on a keyboard, especially a harpsichord

Origin of murky bass

Partial calque of German Murky-Bässe.

Questions about murky bass

What does murky bass mean?
Murky bass means intervals, each containing a low note followed by the pitch that is one octave higher, played on a keyboard, especially a harpsichord.
What part of speech is murky bass?
Murky bass is a noun.

Words near murky bass in the dictionary

  1. murks
  2. murks out
  3. murksome
  4. murksomeness
  5. murky
  6. murky bass
  7. Murland
  8. Murley
  9. Murleys
  10. murlins
  11. murmanite

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