Basso
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noun.
A bass singer, especially an operatic bass.
noun.
A part written for a bass instrument.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
An obsolete form of
bashaw
.
noun.
In
music
, the Italian word for
bass.
noun.
One who sings bass.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The bass or lowest part.
noun.
One who sings the lowest part.
noun.
The double bass, or
contrabasso
.
noun.
A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
bass
singer
, especially in
opera
.
noun.
An
instrumental
part
written for a bass
instrument
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
an adult male singer with the lowest voice
noun.
the lowest adult male singing voice
Word Usage
"Mr. LISLEVAND: Well, this is all music based on what we call basso spinato (ph), obstinate (ph) basses."
cross-reference
basso cantante
basso concertante
basso ripieno
comico
Etymologically Related
basso continuo
basso profundo
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
singer
vocaliser
vocalist
vocalizer
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Grasso
lasso
sargasso
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
baritone
bass
bull-like
bullfiddle
cellulare
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Heldentenor
Meistersinger
alto
aria singer
baritenor
variant
Bassi
contrabasso