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STRING BASS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does string bass mean?

• STRING BASS (noun)
The noun STRING BASS has 1 sense:

1. largest and lowest member of the violin family

Familiarity information: STRING BASS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• STRING BASS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Largest and lowest member of the violin family

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bass fiddle; bull fiddle; contrabass; double bass; string bass; bass viol

Hypernyms ("string bass" is a kind of...):

bass (the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments)

bowed stringed instrument; string (stringed instruments that are played with a bow)

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