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subcontrabass

subcontrabass adjective: having a pitch below contrabass.

Adjective

subcontrabass (not comparable)

  1. Having a pitch below contrabass.
    • a subcontrabass saxophone
    • a subcontrabass flute

Origin of subcontrabass

From sub- + contrabass.

Words formed from subcontrabass

Phrases with subcontrabass

Questions about subcontrabass

What does subcontrabass mean?
Subcontrabass means having a pitch below contrabass.
What part of speech is subcontrabass?
Subcontrabass is an adjective.

Words near subcontrabass in the dictionary

  1. subcontinentals
  2. subcontinents
  3. subcontinua
  4. subcontinuous
  5. subcontinuum
  6. subcontrabass
  7. subcontrabass sax
  8. subcontrabass saxes
  9. subcontrabass saxophone
  10. subcontrabass saxophones
  11. subcontrabass saxophonist

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